Week 6: E Ngā Iwi

There are two video's posted for this waiata.

The first is Ngāti Tūmatauenga waiata (NZ Army).  For more information about this waiata and a short glossary, click here: NZ Folksong - E Ngā Iwi (Opens in new window)

Video posted in YouTube by waiatatube, 18 Aug 2009:



This is the second video, posted in YouTube by Tatyrb 15 Oct 2008.  Lyrics for this video are below.

For our waiata, substitute:

First Verse: 'E nga iwi e' for 'Kaimahi e'
Last Verse: 'Aue hi' for 'Aue te aroha'

Māori E nga iwi ( .. Kaimahi e .. ) Karanga e te iwi e Kua eke mai nei Kua eke mai nei ki runga te marae e Mauria mai ra Mauria mai ra me nga mate ote motu e Me nga tini roimata Me nga tini roimata e maringi whanui e Aha titiro e nga iwi Titiro e nga iwi ki nga mahi o te motu E horo ake nei e Ruana te whenua Ruana te whenua whatiwhati te moana Aue Hi ( .. Aue te aroha .. ) Aue te aroha te mamae i ahau e

English Our  tribe is calling to the people Who have just set foot on this marae Bring with you the memories of all our dead And so many tears spilling forth nation-wide Look at our people working across the land Spread out far and wide Shaking is the ground, quivering is the sea Oh, the love and the pain within me

Week 5: Ngā Iwi e

Video posted in Youtube by 2bluntbill, 16 April 2009.

Māori Ngā iwi e! Ngā Iwi e! Kia kotahi ra te Moana-nui-a-ki wa E i a i e Whakarongo tautoko Kia mau ra! Kia mau ra! Ki te mana motuhake me te aroha E i a i e Whakarongo tautoko Wahine mā! Wahine mā! Maranga mai, Maranga mai, kia kaha E i a i e Whakarongo tautoko Tane ma! Tane ma! Whakarongo tautoko kia kaha E i a i e E tama ma, e tama ma Tama tu, tama tu, kia kaha E i a i e

English All you people! All you people! Be united as one, like the Pacific Ocean (Cries of joy!) “air-ee-ah-ee-air” Hold on firmly! Hold on firmly! To your inheritance, and to compassion E-i-a-i-e All you young women! All you young women! Rise up, rise up, be strong E-i-a-i-e All you men! All you men! Listen, support, be strong E-i-a-i-e All you lads! All you lads! Stand up tall and live like men! E-i-a-i-e

Ngā Iwi E sung by Raven Raven NgaIwiE by tracy525