Mālama Honua Voyage
Click on the links below to see a 'Karaoke' style version of the Waiata and Himene (Hymn)
Scroll below for the kupu/words and translations for these 3 waiata.
Karakia - Manaiakalani Schools
E oho recording - Leaders/Kaea/Kaitaataki
Waiata Tira
E oho[i]
E oho rā e ki te tai whakarunga (hi!)
O northern tide of our ancestors, awaken me
E oho rā e ki te tai whakararo (ha!)
With which, a southern tide will converge upon you
Mai te Rangi[ii], ki te, iwi, taketake[iii] e
On a journey transcribed from the heavens, to a people, born of the sea
I a haha!
Alas!
Ara karawhiua, karawhiua
Send forth, send forth
Te reo Kāmehameha[iv]
This priceless language in which we welcome you
Karawhiua, karawhiua
Send forth, send forth
Te reo Kāmehameha
This priceless language of welcome in which we welcome you
Aue!
And indeed we shall..
[i] E oho refers to an awakening; or a Māori interpretation of Hōkūle’a
[ii] Mai te Rangi, from the heavens, referring to an interpretation of Kalāni,
[iii] Taketake – Indigenous, or indigenous people
[iv] Kāmehameha = priceless; Hawaiian King, Kāmehameha 1; born:1756, died: May 8 1819
Waiata
Ngā waka
Kaea: Ngā waka e whitu
Leader: I salute you, our seven ancestral canoes.
Aotea, Tainui, Te Arawa, Tokomaru, Kurahaupo, Takitimu, Mataatua
Toia mai ngā waka ki runga ki Ukutoia e
Gather upon the shores of Pt England
Kaea: Ngā akonga e
Leader: To our students
Whaia ngā teitei o te maunga piki eke, ka tipu ka rere
Seek out lofty height in your educational journey
Toia mai ngā waka ki runga ki Ukutoia e
Gather upon the shores of Pt England
Kaea: Ngā Kaiako e
Leader: To our teachers
Katoa: Hikitia hāpaingia piki ake eke ake kōkiri ka tipu hei ārahi e
Elevate our students and their successes to grow young leaders
Toia mai ngā waka ki runga ki Ukutoia e
Gather upon the shores of Pt England
Toia mai ngā waka ki runga ki Ukutoia e
To gather upon the shores of Pt England
Hīmene
He hōnore
He hōnore, he korōria
Honour, glory and
Maungārongo ki te whenua
peace to the land
Whakaaro pai e
May good thoughts come
Ki ngā tangata katoa
to all men
Ake ake, ake ake
for ever and ever, for ever and ever.
ĀmineTe Atua, te piringa,
Amen. The Lord is the refuge
Toku oranga
and my life.
1st E oho Hui from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.
E oho wero from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.