"Tama-Nui-Te-Rā" lyrics
[Maori:]
Tama-nui-te-rā
Ka tere koe ki te rangi
Kāore e taea te whakatupu kai
He poto rawa ngā rā, he poto rawa ngā mahi
He poto rawa ngā rā, ka ahatia e mātou?
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Ka haere tātou ki te umurangi o Tama-nui-te-rā
Koianei te rā e moe ana
Haumaru mai te uku i te ahi, haumaru mai te uku i te mate
Ka tārore ngā taura i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Kei konei mātou
Whakarongo mai
Ki a mātou tono
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Māui
Kua rangona e au tō tono
Nōku te hē
Ka whakapōturia e au
Ka whakapōturia e au
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
[English translation:]
The great sun
You move quickly across the sky
We cannot grow our crops
Our days are too short, our work is too short
Our days are too short, what will we do?
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
We journey to the pit of the sun
This is where he sleeps
Clay will protect us from the fire, clay will protect us from death
We will use the ropes to trap the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
Oh great sun
We are here
Listen to us
To our demands
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Maui
I have heard your demands
I apologize
I will slow down
I will slow down
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
Tama-nui-te-rā
Ka tere koe ki te rangi
Kāore e taea te whakatupu kai
He poto rawa ngā rā, he poto rawa ngā mahi
He poto rawa ngā rā, ka ahatia e mātou?
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Ka haere tātou ki te umurangi o Tama-nui-te-rā
Koianei te rā e moe ana
Haumaru mai te uku i te ahi, haumaru mai te uku i te mate
Ka tārore ngā taura i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
Kei konei mātou
Whakarongo mai
Ki a mātou tono
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Kia pōturi! Hi!
Māui
Kua rangona e au tō tono
Nōku te hē
Ka whakapōturia e au
Ka whakapōturia e au
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
Ka whiriwhiria te taura tapu
Ka mau nei ahau i te kauae tapu
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
He taua tātou, Ka taitu tātou i a Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā
[English translation:]
The great sun
You move quickly across the sky
We cannot grow our crops
Our days are too short, our work is too short
Our days are too short, what will we do?
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
We journey to the pit of the sun
This is where he sleeps
Clay will protect us from the fire, clay will protect us from death
We will use the ropes to trap the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
Oh great sun
We are here
Listen to us
To our demands
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Be slow! Hi!
Maui
I have heard your demands
I apologize
I will slow down
I will slow down
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We weave the enchanted rope
I wield the enchanted jawbone
Hi, Ha, Hi, Ha
We are a war party, We will slow the sun
The great sun
