Waiata ā-ringa of Te Maurea Whiritoi from the Tainui Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition at Claudelands Event Centre 2021.
Lyrics composed by Toti and Frankie West.
Music composed by Te Whānau o Te Kōpū Mānia.
KUPU
Mōrearea ana au ki tōku taumata
Hīnawanawa ana te kiri
I te tihitihi o tō manawa-kiore
Auē taukuri e
Tō uma tāpohepohe e pātuki nei
Tōku uma tūreikura e hotu nei e
Auē
Ka mātakitaki iho ahau
Rehurehu ana tō aratau
Me he puarangi
E tia nei he tupu māruru e
Auē
Motu rikiriki tō kiri
I te tarakura rangiwhāwhā
Me he mate pukupuku
E ngau nei e
Kei whea tō puhikaioreore?
Hei toronga whakaruruhau
Kei whea ō wai koiora?
Hei oranga mōku
Waiora! Wairere! E Waikato e!
Ka mātakitaki iho au
Rehurehu ana tō aratau
Me he puarangi
E tia nei he tupu māruru e
Auē
TRANSLATION
At my summit in lonesome sorrow
Gooseflesh covers the skin
Since the utterance of your final breaths
Auē taukuri e
Your violated bosom beats
As my miserable chest sobs
Auē
As I gaze downwards
I see your beauty fading
Like the short-lived puarangi
Such is the overwhelming sickness
Auē
Your skin cut to shreds
By a widespread disease
Like a cancer
Gnawing away
Where is the upper tree canopy
As a covering protection for me
Where are your life-giving waters?
A provider of good health for me
Waters of health! Flowing with life! Oh Waikato!
As I gaze downwards
I see your beauty fading
Like the short-lived puarangi
Such is the overwhelming sickness
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