Marako Te Ruki
A târava, târava mai i ruga i teie kahu kurakura Ua tu mâ i te kopape tua i tô tino E ua ineine no te fakarikihaga Puhapuha mai te matagi Tokerau Fakaveravera mai tô tino E ia kotukituki to mafatu e ia puru i te hou Ia Goe te toau e ia haiko te akau Tei vaho te Tagutukao E tia’i noa ai koe e tae mai Fakaheva mai te tagi Kanapanapa mai te kamo A kihoehoe te ragi A tomo mai Tae mai koe English translation: Lay down, lay down, on these red velvet clothes Washed by the currents of open seas, your body Ready for the reception Blowing in the Tokerau wind (wind from the North) Heating my body Faster heart beats, bathing in sweat The sea tides drop and bring the reefs to dry Outside the barrier, the Tagutukao (ferocious grey shark) remains Waiting there, your arrival is near Striking lightnings Into pieces tear the skies Come inside of her You have arrived
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E ua kanapanapa i terake fetika Takurua-i-te-pogipogi kanakana e E faakitehaga ia te hiti o te râ / Aaaahhhgggrrrr Huero a Tamaera i roto tona roeroe Huero a Tamaera te kanakana nei Heuro a Tamaera I roto tona roeroe Huero a Tamaera te kanakana nei I to taravahaga I ruga I te kahu kura Kiriti atu koe te kopani, e tomo atu e Me na ruga mai te ragi e tomo atu e / Aaaahhhhgggrrrrr Huero a Tamaera i roto tona roeroe Huero a Tamaera te kanakana nei Huero a Tamaera I roto tona roeroe Huero a Tamaera te kanakana nei Kuraora koe tei ma’itihia Eiaha roatu koe mehameha O koe tei tape’ahia No te poihaga ia te huero E tanuhia I to repo râ, o koe ia E noho nei oia I to roeroe veravera Fakariki atu e Tûveravera atu e A fagai atu e hakatika mai i ana Mai te Kaito a te ragi Takurua-a-te-pogipogi, kanakana e Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu Ia ora koe e a muri noa tu
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E te tamariki e Na te pae Tuamotu ma Te tika nei i ruga e I mua Tohitika e E te tamariki / E te tamariki Na te pae Tuamotu / na te pae Tuamotu E tika nei i ruga / E tika nei i ruga I mua Tohitika / I mua Tohitika e E te Metua e Horoga mai te mana e Turama mai te ahi Fakamarako i aku e Haruru patiri, haruru matagi, haruru te toau e Kihoe te ragi, kihoe te ata, te ao katoga e Haruru patiri, haruru matagi, haruru te toau e Kihoe te ragi, kihoe te ata, te ao katoga e E te tamariki / E te tamariki Na te pae Tuamotu / na te pae Tuamotu E tika nei i ruga / E tika nei i ruga I mua Tohitika / I mua Tohitika e Haruru patiri, haruru matagi, haruru te toau e Kihoe te ragi, kihoe te ata, te ao katoga e English translation: All of you children From the Tuamotu side (islands of the open seas) Standing high and proud In front of Tohitika All of you children / All of you children From the Tuamotu side / From the Tuamotu side Standing high and proud / Standing high and proud In front of Tohitika / In front of Tohitika All of you Fathers / All of you Fathers Give us raw energy / Give us raw energy Turn on the fires / Turn on the fires The ones that make me shine in you / The ones that make me shine in you Growling strorms, growling winds, growling seas Tearing skies, tearing clouds, the whole world Growling strorms, growling winds, growling seas Tearing skies, tearing clouds, the whole world All of you children / All of you children From the Tuamotu side / From the Tuamotu side Standing high and proud / Standing high and proud In front of Tohitika / In front of Tohitika Growling strorms, growling winds, growling seas Tearing skies, tearing clouds, the whole world
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E ua kite au i te ahi E ua kite au i te nohi Ruahatu e E ua kite au i te tagata E ua kite au i te gaike Ruahatu e E ua kite au i te kaha E ua kite au i te vahine-tetë (water nymph; an unclothed nature spirit of water) Ruahatu e E ua kite au i tona kaëfa E ua kite au i te fetika Ruahatu e - Tika noa nei E ua kite au i tona rima E ua kite au i te kamo Ruahatu e E ua kite au e kahu kore E ua kite au ia koe Ruahatu e - Tika no nei Ruahatu e - Tika no nei English translation: And I saw the fire And I saw the eye Ruahatu e And I saw the Man And I saw the dog Ruahatu e And I saw the crotch And I saw the Vahine-tetē (water nymph ; an unclothed nature spirit of water) Ruahatu e And I saw her companion And I saw the star Ruahatu e - Standing there And I saw its hand And I saw lightnings Ruahatu e And I saw the unclothed And I saw you Ruahatu e - Standing there Ruahatu e - Standing there
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Topa te hana, Tika te kavake, kurakura Topa te hana, Tika te kavake , Kerekere Torokao rateu, pakakina te toau Torokao rateu pakakina te toau Topa te hana, Tika te kavake, kurakura Topa te hana, Tika te kavake, kerekere Tika te kavake Tika te kavake Kerekere English translation: Drop the sun Rise the moon, red Drop the sun Rise the moon, black Sinking they are, ruff seas Sinking they are, ruff seas Drop the sun Rise the moon, red Drop the sun Rise the moon, black Rise the moon Rise the moon Black
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E mea roaroa i te akau I toku takahihaga na raro E na roto te toau E ua marako I te atea O koe terake reko hia ai O koe Mähuike (The name of legendary demigod who discovered fire) Mähuike ua kite hia koe i te ahi Mähuike e ua fakamarako koe i te ruki Te tapikiatu akuiho nei Kauae-raro-o-atea Pihara hia te toau Ta vaega hia te rua E vahi nohohaga no koe Fakamarako mai te ruki Mähuike English translation: Very very long reefs Step by step, walking Through the seas And it’s illuminated far out there It is you, you have been called It is you, Māhuike (the name of legendary demigod who discovered fire) Māhuike you saw the fire and fire found you Māhuike, illumination of the night Closer and closer I get Kaua-e-raro-atea (region of the gods below the level of earth) It divides seas in half Centered abyssal pits Is where you remain Illuminate my night Māhuike Very very long reefs Step by step, walking Through the seas And it’s illuminated far out there It is you, you have been called It is you, Māhuike Closer and closer I get Kaua-e-raro-atea It divides seas in half Centered abyssal pits Is where you remain Illuminate my night Māhuike
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I te hohonuhaga o te ruki Ua pura i te maramarama I to mateu hipahaga vaho E kaito Ua tika teitei i mua Te ruaki nei I te auahi Ua riro to reo e haruru patiri Pakakinä tu nei Putuputu te huiraatira no te tapiki atu e Na to koe rima, e fakakitehaga, po’ia te vero, te higa a te hana Tupakipaki e hamara e E rima a te kaito Te aka o te tamaki e Tupakipaki e hamara e E rima a te kaito Te aka o te tamaki e Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa, Atua-Tu-Roa E te Atua-Tü-Roa e Huiii, Atua o te katoga e A fakararemai i teie poro Fakararemai E te Atua-Tu-Roa e Huiii A vaiho mai teie kaito hikiho mateu nei To mateu Kaito e *Atua-Tu-Roa (God ever existing, The eternal God) English translation: In the deepest part of the night A burst of open light Made us look way outside E Kaito (brave warrior chief) Standing high, forward on the front He’s vomiting fire His voice is pounding thunder Destroying Gather all you people, to get closer It’s your arm, that rises, hungry storm, disappearing sun Hitting hitting hammer The arm of the brave warrior The root of war Hitting hitting hammer The arm of the brave warrior The root of war God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing, God-ever-existing God ever existing (Huiii) Hear our calls God ever existing (Huiii) We keep the brave warrior amongst (Aaaahhhgggrrr) Hitting hitting hammer The arm of the brave warrior The root of war Hitting hitting hammer The arm of the brave warrior The root of war *Atua-Tū-Roa (God ever existing, the eternal God)
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Kauae-raro-o-atea A kiriti te i kopani, a kiriti i te kopani E ia tomo atu mateu Kauae-ruga-o-atea Ua marako te taeroto, ua marako te Taeroto Mai te Komeri a Kamahi O koe, a hipa mai Me na raroake mai koe, me na raroake mai koe I te katuhaga i vaho e O koe, a hipa mai Ua keta au i to hipahaga, ua keta au i to hipahaga To koe hipahaga i aku e E ua kite au i te Mokorea E ua kite au i te Mokorea e E ua kite au i te Mokorea E ua Kite au te komeri a Kamahi E ua kite au i te Mokorea E ua kite au i te Mokorea e E ua kite au i te Mokorea E ua Kite au te komeri a Kamahi English translation: Kauae-raro-o-atea (the region of gods below the level of earth) Open the gates, open the gates So we gather in, all of us Kauae-ruga-o-atea Brightful the lagoon, brightful the lagoon Just like the Komeri (pool of water) in Kamahi (ray of light) It’s you, look at me From the underneath, from the underneath Climbing out for the outside It’s you, look at me Motionless at your staring, motionless at your staring You're staring at me And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Komeri of Kamahi (pool of lightning) And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Mokorea And I saw the Komeri of Kamahi (pool of lightning)
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Na te ata kerekere E poi mai te toiti E täpuru i te katoga O te tino e te varua Na te Matagi e poi atu I te ahi e te kahora No te tümähaga ia A te tino e te varua e Tokerau-fakarua, matagi koe Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito O Kio Tokerau-fakarua, matagi koe Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito O Kio Tokerau-fakarua, matagi koe Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito O Kio Tokerau-fakarua, matagi koe Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito O Kio Matagi Rua Tokerau Na te hohonu a te ruki E poi mai te marakao Te marako a te kavake No te arata’ihaga e Na te matagi tokerau E fakakï täku ie Te ie a te haveke E poi i aku i vaho Tokerau-fakarua, matagi koe Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito O Kio Matagi rua tokerau English translation: Those heavy black clouds That bring the rain The one that soaks the whole Body and soul Those winds that carry away Fire and smoke For the purification of the Body and soul Those deepest nights Bring us the light The moonlight To drive us That wind from the North northwest Fills my sail The sail of that boat Carry me far outside Tokerau-Rua, wind you are Blown by the mouth of the Kaito (brave warrior chief) O Kio (a God of the ancient religion) Tokerau-Rua, wind you are Blown by the mouth of the Kaito O Kio The North-northwest wind (fakarua tokerau) Tokerau-Rua, wind you are Blown by the mouth of the Kaito O Kio Tokerau-Rua, wind you are Blown by the mouth of the Kaito O Kio The North-northwest wind (fakarua tokerau)
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E mea kurakura i te haga nohi e E me takahi i te haga vaevae E me tika teitei i te haga pepenu e Te hipa tu nei i vaho E ia tomo te aho e E oruhaga ia to te mahâhâ E mea tô i te haga uaua Te ora nei, e ua ineine hoki mateu e A poro tu ia na e haere mai A poro tu ia na e haere mai A poro tu ia na e haere mai A poro tu ia na e haere mai Tomo te aho Tomo te aho Tomo te aho, tomo te aho I roto aku Tomo te aho, tomo te aho I roto aku Tomo te aho, tomo te aho, tomo te aho I roto aku Tomo te aho, tomo te aho, tomo te aho I roto aku nei English translation:They are dark red, my eyes They are moving forward, legs and feet They are standing straight with pride, our heads Looking out the ocean side When the breath enters Never the lungs were so opened Never the veins were so defined Fully alive, we are ready, all ready Hail him to approach Hail him to approach Hail him to approach Hail him to approach Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Enter, Breath (Enter, Breath) Enter, Breath Inside of me Enter, Breath (Enter, Breath) Enter, Breath Inside of me Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Inside of me Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Enter, Breath Inside of me
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