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He whakamārama - Explanation by Fable NZ

The song is all about encouraging our people to keep pushing on. When times are tough, just remembering how far our people have come. From travelling across the pacific via navigating the stars to standing up for our tino rangatiratanga, struggles come in all shapes in sizes and we want our people to know that we are all in this kotahitanga.

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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

credits

from TOITŪ TE WHENUA (He Kohikohinga Waiata Vol​.​1), released September 7, 2019

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FN Music is a boutique music label and music consultancy agency that specialises in nurturing the growth of Māori music and artists from Aotearoa (NZ). Our aim is to highlight the unique cultures and talent of all First Nation / Indigenous Peoples from around the World - One song at a time. ... more

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