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Te mātahi o te tau – Matariki Waiata by Loopy Tunes (transcript)

Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō.

Matariki hunga nui.

Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki.

Matariki, aue matariki

It's the Māori new year

Te mātahi o te tau x2

Whakamaumahara let's remember

Our loved ones gone before us

Whakanui let's celebrate with our whānau,

Have some kai and a kanikani

Whakariterite, let's prepare

Sow some seeds set some goals look ahead

Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite, aue

Matariki, aue matariki

It's the Māori new year

Te mātahi o te tau x2

Twinkling in the winter sky

just before dawn,

Matariki signals the Māori new year.

Te mātahi o te tau

A time to gather with friends and whānau,

to remember, celebrate and prepare.

Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite, aue

Matariki, aue matariki

It's the Māori new year

Te mātahi o te tau x2

Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite x3

Mānawatia a matariki

 

Waiata by Loopy Tunes Preschool Music(external link)