about
lyrics
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!
credits
license
all rights reserved