Composer
Kīngi Kiriona
Kingi Kiriona (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Apa) has established himself as a prominent composer, orator and performing artist. Kingi rose to fame while still at secondary school, winning both English and Māori sections of the National Manu Kōrero competition. His prowess in oratory and composition followed through to Tainui Regional and National Kapa Haka competitions, co-founding a new and innovative team, Te Iti Kahurangi in 2003.
Songs by this composer
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E Te Pouaka Whakaata Māori
E Te Pouaka Whakaata Māori!
Kāore koa taku hōhā
Te kūhīhī nei i roto i ahau
Ka ngau ki taku puku, a haha!5...
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Te Harihari Kōrero
Kua rongo rānei koe?
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Kua wehe atu tana wahine
Kei te mahi tarau makere
Kua rongo rānei koe?
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Te Piki Tūranga
Tērā koia ko Okewa
Te parekawakawa ki a Taupiri
Haea iho nei e te ata
Mōhou e taku Arikinui5...
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Te Piki Tūranga
Lyrics
Tērā koia ko Okewa
Te parekawakawa ki a Taupiri
Haea iho nei e te ata
Mōhou e taku Arikinui
5 He rā hou tēnei ka ura
Te kākahu o te mate
Ka unuhia ki runga ki a koe
E te piki tūranga e
(Kōrihi)
E te piki kōtuku
10 E te piki tūranga
Ea ana te kōrero:
‘He rā e tō, he rā e ara mai anō’
Whitikina mai rā
E Kīngi Tūheitia
15 Tērā koia te tuwhera
Te poho o te rangi e
Mārama rawa nei te whenua
He ariki whetū nui e
Te Atairangikaahu
20 Tē rehu ki te rua e
Ramaroa nei te ara
E te piki tūranga e
Nō reira rā e te hononga o ngā aho ariki
Pupuru ana i ngā wawata o te iwi
25 Nei te aroha (tērā koia ko Okewa)
Nei te aroha (tērā koia te tuwhera)
Tū tonu mai rā e te piki tūranga e
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There yonder, the Nimbus
Suspended o’er Taupiri
Breaks to a new dawn
For you my noble leader
The mourning has ended
It is now your time to lead
For you have inherited the legacy
You are the chosen one
(Chorus)
Like the plume of the kōtuku
You have been carefully picked
To fulfil the bequest of your ancestors, as worded:
‘The sun sets, but so too does it rise again’
Thus, rise up, and shine!
O King Tūheitia.
There exposed;
The bosom of the sky father.
And showering its splendor upon the land:
Is one bright, chiefly star
‘Tis Te Atairangikaahu
The light that will never fade
There to guide you on your journey
For you are the chosen one
So to you, the embodiment of all noble lines
Upon whom the hopes of all Māoridom now rest
Accept this as a token of our love
And respect
Long be thy reign
Explanation
This composition was written in celebration of the inaugural coronation of King Tūheitia in August 2007.
Tune: Te Waipounamu Teinakore, Te Manawaroa Teinakore