Ko te pū, te more, te wēu
Te aka, te rea
Ko te wao nui Te Kune
Te whē, te kore, te pō
Ki ngā tāngata Māori
Nā Rangi rāua ko Papa
Ko tēnei te timatanga o te ao
Ko tēnei te timatanga o te ao
Ko te pū - The origin Te more - Tap root Te wēu - Rootlets
Te aka - Creeper, vines Te rea- Growth
Ko te wao nui - Great wood Te kune - Conception, form
Te whē - Sound Te kore - Chaos, void Te pō - Darkness
Ki ngā tāngata Māori - Connection of people
Nā Rangi rāua ko Papa - Sky father and Earth mother
Ko tēnei te timatanga o te ao - Creation of the world has begun
Ko tēnei te timatanga o te ao - Creation of the world has begun.
Ngati Kuri
This Muriwhenua waiata was composed by kaumātua of Ngāti Kuri, Ross Norman, and his sisters Saana Waitai-Murray and Te Paea Waitai. The Waiata celebrates all iwi of the Far North - Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto and Ngāti Kahu - and emphasises the importance of banding together as one.
Youtube - video Muriwhenua Waiata performed by Papa's Pack.