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VOX Dawn - IT IS WELL
03:06
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It Is Well - Kupu/Lyrics:
The war inside of me, overtime compressed in me
Drawn out, burnt up
Half the time I’m scared to dream
The possibilities that yearn through
Aching, it’s not forsaken
Oh-oh
It is well it is well with my soul
Oh-oh
It is well it is well with my soul
The probability forced through open fields
It’s been grinded, yielded
Words of promises
Echo’s through my slur
What is life, what is life without you?
I hear a whisper
Like a thump engraved in me
Calling out, stirring in, changing
I hear a whisper
Like a thump engraved in me
Calling out, stirring in, changing
Oh-oh
It is well it is well with my soul
Oh-oh
It is well it is well with my soul
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2. |
Rob Ruha - MAI ANŌ
04:44
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Mai Anō - Kupu/Lyrics:
I ahu mai ahau i te maunga
Mai anō x2
(Korihi/Chorus)
Mai anō, mai anō x2
I ahu mai ahau i te moana
Mai anō x2
(Korihi/Chorus)
I ahu mai ahau i tēnei whenua
Mai anō x2
(Reo Tauiwi/Translation)
I am born the legacy of mountain high
From long before
From long before
I am born the legacy of the oceans wide
From long before
I am born the legacy of this land of mine
From long before
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Earthfeather - LEGACY
03:55
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LEGACY - Kupu/Lyrics:
[Intro]
[V1]
Broken hearted souls,
you wear the marks of those gone before.
Broken hearted souls,
you wear the scars of those gone before.
[V2]
‘Cos this king bears the sword,
To show the might of his knights force (Bv)
And the written becomes law.
To show the might of his knights force (Bv)
[Bridge]
But his kingdom falls to stone,
And his crowns jewels turn to coal.
As the state of the masses cease to the throne,
And all this liquid gold be sold.
[Chorus]
‘Cos all we need is ahh another to lead
To take on this dragon's den of greed (Bv)
And all we need is ahh a legacy to
breathe
To take on this dragon's den of greed (Bv)
‘Cos all we need is ahh a legacy to breathe
To take on this dragon's den of greed (Bv)
[Outro]
‘Cos all these pure hearted souls.... ....
.... We’re never meant to fit their mould.
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Ūkaipō - Kupu/Lyrics
Nā aku akoranga
Ka tau tōku wairua
Nā ngā tohu o te wā
Tohu waiwaiā
Ko mahurutanga
E aho mai ana
Te ao mārama
Ko te tika me te pono
He mea tuku iho
Kei ngā mata o te iwi
Te ia o tōku reo
Ngā manawa e pātuki
Nei ki te āke āke
Kei roto i ō mata
Te mauri o te ora
Me he mōteatea
Nō onamata
E rangona ana
Kei ngā mata o te iwi
Te ia o tōku reo
Ngā manawa e pātuki
Nei ki te āke āke
Te hau e ora nei tātou
Te tangi o te taiao
Te kare o te tai
Te korio o te wai
Tōku kāinga, tōku ūkaipō
Ūkaipo x 3
E aho mai ana
Te ao mārama
Kei ngā mata o te iwi
Te ia o tōku reo
Ngā manawa e pātuki
Nei ki te āke āke
Te hau e ora nei tātou
Te tangi o te taiao
Te kare o te tai
Te korio o te wai
Tōku kāinga, tōku ūkaipō
(Translation into English)
Every lesson brought me here
Where my very soul resides
Every season was a sign
Beautifully designed
To give me peace of mind
Now I see a new light
Across space and time
And all that is good and true
Was here all along
In the faces of my people
In the language that we speak
In our hearts that keep on beating
through eternity
When I look into your eyes
I can see the source of life
An ancient melody
Coming back to me
Like a symphony
In the faces of my people
In the language that we speak
In our hearts that keep on beating
through eternity
In the very air we breathe
In the songs that nature sings
In the ripple of a tide
Or river running wild
Is a place I call my home
My home x 3
Now I see a new light
Across space and time
In the faces of my people
In the language that we speak
In our hearts that keep on beating through eternity
In the very air we breathe
In the songs that nature sings
In the ripple of a tide
Or river running wild
Is a place I call my home
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Tangata Whenua - Kupu/Lyrics:
(chorus)
Mana Atua
Mana Whenua
Mana Tangata
Tangata Whenua x2
(Toitū te whenua, Toitū te tangata)
We are the People of The Land; man, woman, children
Binds all the young to the old
People of The Land; Crown must understand
And honour The Treaty whoa oh Iwi on the North land
(ki te raki)
Iwi on the South land
(ki te tonga)
In this here native nation
There is no excuses
Bless up to all ancestors right now (whakanuia ngā tūpuna)
Bless up to all the people right now (whakamanahia ngā tangata)
Bless up to all the children right now
Remember your roots and culture right now
(chorus)
Mana Atua, Mana Whenua, Mana Tangata, Tangata Whenua x2
Mana Atua, Mana Whenua, Mana Tangata, Tangata Whenua x2
Toitū te mana, te mana o ngā tangata whenua
Beauty above, below, and all around on this sacred ground
(te papa tapu e)
Maori People sailed the sea a long time ago
(now we are home)
to reach Aotearoa
...
To reach the aroha...Toia mai te waka - Hī
Ki te urunga te waka - Hā
Ki te moenga te waka - Hī
Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai te waka
Rest waka upon the shore and they knew their home was here for sure, bloodlines it binds all through all time
(chorus)
Mana Atua
Mana Whenua
Mana Tangata
Tangata Whenua x2
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Hold Me Up - Kupu/Lyrics:
(Bobandii):
New chapter all in time
But for now we gotta keep it real
You know that your holding me up
Holding me up
Keep holding me up
When times they get rough
Keep holding me up yeah
(Fable NZ):
Got to go and do what I do yeah
Need to tell the people you can do what you really want to do
You don’t have to come and prove it
Don’t listen to the bullshh look up at the stars cos our people already did it
Navigate seas tell me who you wanna be because this life’s worth living
Paint our people as a villain
But you don’t really know how it really goes
You don’t want to come to these kind of shows
We don’t really know how it’s gonna go down
But we don’t really know how it’s gonna go, but we got to go yeah
(Bobandii):
New chapter all in time
But for now we gotta keep it real
You know that your holding me up
Holding me up
Keep holding me up
When times they get rough
Keep holding me up yeah
(Fable NZ):
Got to go and do what I do yeah
Need to tell the people you can do what you really want to do
You don’t have to come and prove it
Don’t listen to the bullshh look up at the stars cos our people already did it
Navigate seas tell me who you wanna be because this life’s worth living
Paint our people as a villain
But you don’t really know how it really goes
You don’t want to come to these kind of shows
We don’t really know how it’s gonna go down
But we don’t really know how it’s gonna go, but we got to go yeah
(Bobandii):
New chapter all in time
But for now we gotta keep it real
You know that your holding me up
Holding me up
Keep holding me up
When times they get rough
Keep holding me up yeah
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Fill Up The Silence - Kupu/Lyrics:
I don't trust you like before
You dug holes in my back lawn
Put your flag at my front door
Said you don't live here anymore
You don't live here anymore
Smoke and mirrors made you new
but you change the game when
you start to lose
Loaded truths you spin around but gravity will pull you down
gravity will pull you down
Fill up the silence - oh hear my call
No more violence - no more war
Fill up the silence
You better make amends before the end comes my friend
we're only here for a quiet minute
You better make the most of what the world has to offer
While we're in it
Now...Fill up the silence - oh hear my call
No more violence - no more war
Fill up the silence
We are only here for a quiet minute and every second counts
Before we get kicked out
Fill up the silence - oh hear my call
No more violence - no more war
Fill up the silence, Fill up the silence
I don't trust you like before
You dug holes in my back lawn
Put your flag at my front door
Said you don't live here anymore
You don't live here anymore
Fill up the silence.....
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Light Years Away - Kupu/Lyrics:
I think about you
Every day
Sometimes it feels
You’re light years away
Every night
I look to the sky
I wish you were here
To help dry my eyes’
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Te Pukumeke - Kupu/Lyrics
(Whiti/Verse)
Ngaru, ngaru
(Wave, wave)
Ka whati mai te ngaru
(The wave will break)
Ngaru
(wave)
Ka pakaru ki tō ākau
(It will wear down the coast)
Kia marino ai tō ngākau
(You may feel safe for now)
Mā te wā ka hinga te kōhatu i te wai
(But over time, even rock will be overcome by water)
(Hono/Bridge)
He moana pukepuke pukepuke
He moana pukepuke pukepuke
(Even the most stormy seas)
Ekengia e te waka e te waka
Ekengia e te waka e te waka
(Can be navigated by the waka)
(Kōrihi/Chorus)
Ka whātuturi
(They continue to pretend like they don’t hear us)
Te kūaretanga
(The ignorance)
Nā te māngere
(Because of their laziness)
I tae mai te parahanga
(Pollution has overcome us)
Ka mate haere te motu
(The island is dying)
Kaua e mate wheke
(But do not die like an octopus)
Mate ururoa
(Instead, die like a great white shark)
Kei a tātou te pukumeke
(The power of the final blow lies with us)
(Whiti/Verse 2)
Haunga
(Stench)
Tō haunga
(Your stench)
Romitia e tō haunga
(I’m drowning from it)
Tō haunga
(Your stench)
Kōrewarewa i te pāmu
(Flowing from the farms)
Ka rere mai i te kuinga
(Flowing from the stream)
Ki te awa
(To the river)
E whakauruuru ana ki te moana
(‘Till it merges with the ocean)
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Warrior - Kupu/Lyrics
V1:
She a warrior
So ya talking never worry her
Never needed an audience , she glorious
Sting you like a mother f****** scorpion
What she walking in
Her own shoes, homie, She the origin
No collagen wit it
This as real as it gets
Hair natural, melanin brown , ancestral flex
And from the top down she a knock out with the words
And she living for her vision no cop outs
So unless you can level, better keep dreaming
Watch her keep growing baby watch her keep beaming
And that woman like a sun ray on a nice day
And she walking on her own path in her own way
She as infinite as all the stars in the night sky
I feel privileged to share air with ya
You were made in gods image
You are perfect as you is
One in a billion, it is written, and I'm here with ya
She done came from a place where you prolly wont go
And she been dealing with some things that she prolly wont show
But she living with grace, and everyday I see her grow
She done overcome, space and time, I see her glow
HOOK:
I’m tryna walk with dat
I’m tryna walk with dat
I’m wana stand by dat
I’m wana stand by dat
The woman is magic, ay she be notorious
Let me tell you again , ay she a warrior
X2
V2:
I told her she the perfect balance of the light and the dark
Fun and the serious, see the expression is art
Soft and the militant -you know I’m feeling it
And the world needs you here cuz you are limitless
How lucky are we that we can witness this
So continue being you, cuz that’s what living is
Yeah I see you, I see you , I do yeah I do
I see all the layers and my love never finishes
Hopes and your aims & your strength and your courage
Power in your pain, know the soul has been nourished
Every step forward is some distance to gain
So let your flame rage, passion stay your veins
I see you working and your dedication to heal
How you hold yourself, damn that’s motivation for real
Elegance never been delicate
You be strong and vulnerable see it balancing
You are pure and divine,
You are music, you are melody,
An instrument - the most magnificent, you heaven sent
Living in my heart, you a citizen
Woman you are so important, so significant
You deserve the whole world, and some,
Every mountain top, every damn canyon
Every river, forest every atom
I wish you every happiness that can come
HOOK:
I’m tryna walk with dat
I’m tryna walk with dat
I’m wana stand by dat
I’m wana stand by dat
The woman is magic, ay she be notorious
Let me tell you again , ay she a warrior
X2
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11. |
Che Fu - PUKETĀPAPA
03:09
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Puketāpapa - Kupu/Lyrics
He maiangi nui
He maiangi roa
He maiangi tipua
E kore, kore rawa ngā uri o Haumoe Wharangi
E purehua
Ka whitawhita te hātete o te whēnua
Mā wai rā e taurima te marae i waho nei
Mā te tika, mā te pono, me te āroha e
He maiangi nui
He maiangi roa
He maiangi tipua
He maiangi nui
He maiangi roa
He maiangi tipua
Ka whitawhita te hātete o te whēnua
Ka whitawhita te hātete o te whēnua
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Revelation Steppers - Kupu/Lyrics
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
Stepping through this life all I see is lies
Ooooo...
the babylon system corrupting our minds
Aye and I know we're not alone
My sisters I can can call on
Together we remain strong
To uphold the teachings of most high
Many moons ago the prophecy was told
Let it unfold
Many moons ago the prophecy was told
Let it unfold
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
Cause we are revelation steppers
They killing our land and they polluting our waters
Mni Wiconi Water is life
They killing our elders and our sons and daughters oooh.. ooooh
Know we're not alone our brothers we can call on
Together we remain strong
Soldier on soldier on
Many moons ago the prophecy was told
Let it unfold
Many moons ago the prophecy was told
Let it unfold
Cause we are revelation steppers -and we not stop until shiloh
Cause we are revelation steppers - and we trod right on to zion
Cause we are revelation steppers - and we not stop until shiloh
Cause we are revelation steppers
They tried to take us out but we just keep on rising
They tried to take us out but we just keep on fighting
They tried to take us out but we just keep on rising
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Huia - ĀIO
04:20
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Āio - Kupu/Lyrics
V1:
Kia tūpato i ō kupu nei
(Take care with your words)
Kia tūpato koe te haerenga ki mua
(Take care moving forward)
He taonga nui, he rawa, he rawa
(These are the most precious)
Ko Papatūānuku, ko Tangaroa
(The earth (entity), the water (entity))
They will live on, when weʻre gone
Āe, āe, ora, tonu
CH:
Ka rongo ki te iwi (e karanga ana)
(I hear humanity calling)
Āio, Āio
(Be at peace, be at peace)
Ka rongo au ki te whenua (e karanga ana)
(I hear the land calling)
Āio, Āio
(To be at peace, be at peace)
(Yes, yes, they will live on when weʻre gone)
Āe, āe, ora, tonu, ka mate tātou
V2:
Ehara tātou i te kaitiaki o te Ao
(we are not here to be the guardians of this world)
Koia kei ngā Atua
(they are the entities!)
Ko ia te ora, ko ia te wai
(they are our life force, they are our water)
Ko Papatūānuku, ko Tangaroa
(Yes, yes, they will live on, when weʻre gone)
Āe, āe, ora, tonu, ka mate tātou
CH:
Ka rongo ki te iwi (e karanga ana)
(I hear humanity calling)
Āio, Āio
(Be at peace, be at peace)
Ka rongo au ki te whenua (e karanga ana)
(I hear the land calling)
Āio, Āio
(Be at peace, be at peace) (repeat end)
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The View - Kupu/Lyrics
V1:
No one gonna help me climb these palisades/ gotta knuckle down before the river breaks
Not until our bodies levitate/ will I ever finally feel awake
Im rehashing past views/but we're here now
it's not a given/we can't give in
no amount of ammunition will save oxygen
Ch:
Find the spark in your bones my friend
Your luscious sweet wavy tones feeling
Something that blows your mind open
It's something you'll never find again
V2:
A poor boy dressed like a million bucks
walking round giving like zero f*cks
feeling like God created them but he didn't make us
Brown getting dicked by the AAA+
My Queen won't you tell me; Is the view nice from up on the hill?
Touch me if you will/I pop two pills
and keep my sh*t trill
CH 2:
I'm keeping it 100 with you
Diamonds are simpler to find than the truth
Schizophrenic things you like to do
I'll love you till I'm destitute Boohoo
Outro:
Distraction from the truth
My heart is future proof
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15. |
Ngā Tae - TE IRA TANGATA
05:11
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Te Ira Tangata - Kupu/Lyrics
Te Ira Tangata (People)
Te Ira Tangata (People)
Te Ira Tangata..(People)
First of all to the elements that fulfilled the tempting needs
Creating, celebrating, fortifying the spiritual deeds
From the land the clay was uprooted, Hine-ahu-one unique
Māorified umbilically, to her mokopuna’s streak ooh!!
Ka nukunuku, ka nekeneke, ka puta te ira tangata
(The shifting changes, the moving energies, arises humanity)
ka nukunuku, ka nekeneke, ko wai raa, ko Hine-tiitama
(The pulsing transformation, the potential growth, who is, Hine-
titama)
Te Ira Tangata (People) x3
Te Ira Tangata be, yes, you and me. No matter tribe, colour, or breed you be
From conception of the seed, quotation true. Natures ancient voice, content is you
Weaving into the unknown of Te Ira Tangata, Re-kindles energies, our tupuna
In paths of mountains, rivers and prophecies, Ngā Tae united front we have the key’s
Te ihi, te wehi, te tapu, te mana, kia tū kotahi tātou i te ao mārama
(Our strength, our fear, our protection, our prestige, is to stand together in this world)
He ora te whakapiri, he mate te whakatakariri, AIO, Te Ira Tangata...
(Survival in unity, defeat in separation, so let peace reign for all of humanity)
Te Ira Tangata (People) x3
Ko te whakaputanga o Te Ira Tangata, ka hoki te orokohanga, te kura waka
(Peoples emergence goes back to our creation, our precious journey)
Te pū, te more, te weu, te aka, te rea, ānei te huarahi ka tipu he tangata
(The origins, elements, nucleus, continuing essence, the spring of life, the growth of people)
Ko Rangi ki runga, ko Papa ki raro, ka puta te ira atua, ko Tāne Mahuta
(Above is Rangi, below is Papa, thus born the deities, like Tane Mahuta)
Tūhono atua ngā koha tinana, i hahau a Hine-ahu-one te whaea
(With elemental gifts from all deities, was Hine-ahu-one the first mother created)
Te ihi, te wehi, te tapu, te mana, kia tū kotahi tātou i te ao maarama
(Our strength, our fear, our protection, our prestige, is to stand together in this world)
He ora te whakapiri, he mate te whakatakariri, AIO...
(Survival in unity, defeat in separation, so let peace reign for all)
Te Ira Tangata (People) x3
Ka nukunuku, ka nekeneke, ka puta te ira tangata
(The shifting changes, the moving energies, arises humanity)
ka nukunuku, ka nekeneke, ko wai raa, ko Hine-tiitama
(The pulsing transformation, the potential growth, who is, Hine-
tiitama)
Te Ira Tangata (People) x6
Hine-ahu-one
Hine-tiitama
Hine-te-iwaiwa
Hine-wehe-rangi
Hine-rapua
Hine-wai-roto
Mihimihi-rangi
Hine-kata-uira
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16. |
Maisey Rika - TAKU MANA
04:39
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Taku Mana - Kupu/Lyrics:
Mai runga ki raro, mai i te whitinga mai o te rā ki te ao mārama
Mai anō, maiea, mai i te kunenga mai o te hua ki te hā tangata
Mihimihia, kawekawea, mākona
(he Atua, he tangata, he Atua, he tangata hi!)
Korōria, whakanuia, hei oranga
(he Atua, he tangata, te aroha e hi!)
Taku mana tiketike taku mana Māori e
I ahu mai i te Atua, i ahu mai i ōku Tīpuna, i ahu mai i te whenua, te moana e hi!
Taku ihi, taku wehi, taku wanawana
Maioro, maea, maiangiangi he māia tū Rangatira inā mōrearea
Miharo, Maioha, he tāonga te reo, te ao he mokopuna te oranga
Mihimihia, kawekawea, mākona
(he Atua, he tangata, he Atua, he tangata hi!)
Korōria, whakanuia, hei oranga
(he Atua, he tangata, te aroha e hi!)
Taku mana tiketike taku mana Māori e
I ahu mai i te Atua, i ahu mai i ōku Tīpuna, i ahu mai i te whenua, te moana e hi!
Taku ihi, taku wehi, taku wanawana (x3)
Ko au taku mana ko taku mana ko au
(Taku ihi, taku wehi, taku wanawana)
Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au
(Taku ihi, taku wehi, taku wanawana)
Ko au te moana, te moana ko au
(Taku ihi, taku wehi, taku wanawana)
Ko au taku Mana, ko taku Mana ko au
Korōria, whakanuia!
(English Translation)
From the sky to the earth,
from the first light into the awakening
Since time in remembrance, to the present day,
from the growth of the first plant, to the first breath of man
I continue to give thanks until I am at peace and enlightened
(God, man – in reference to the spiritual and physical worlds)
I celebrate this glorious life (God, Man, Love)
My mana is special
My mana is Māori
Fostered from God
Nurtured by my ancestors
Fashioned by the land and the sea
My mana is my awakening, my fear and my inspiration
We defend, we emerge,
the brave rise up to lead if we are threatened
We are in awe, we welcome,
the language is a gift,
and it is a world that lives on through our grandchildren
I continue to give thanks until I am at peace and enlightened
(God, man – in reference to the spiritual and physical worlds)
I celebrate this glorious life (God, Man, Love)
My mana is special
My mana is Māori
Fostered from God
Nurtured by my ancestors
Fashioned by the land and the sea
My mana is my awakening, my fear and my inspiration (x3)
I am my mana, my mana is me
I am the land, the land is me
I am the sea, the sea is me
Glorious celebrations!
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