Tiaho mai

Composer

Pēwhairangi, Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi (Ngoi)

Ngoi Pēwhairangi

1921 – 1985

Born Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi Ngawai on 29 December 1921 at Tokomaru Bay on the East Coast of the North Island, she was known affectionately as Ngoi. Ngoi was the eldest of five children of Hori Ngawai of Te Whanau-a-Ruataupare of Ngāti Porou of Tokomaru Bay, and his wife, Wikitoria Te Karu, of Ngāti Koi in the Hauraki region. Ngoi was raised in the Ringatu faith by her relatives Huka Pohaera and Raiha Kamau at Waiparapara. Her father, who worked as a labourer, was a minister of this church and an advocate of the Kotahitanga movement, which Ngoi herself later supported.

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Songs by this composer

  • Poi E

             E rere rā e taku poi porotiti
             Tītahataha rā
             Whakararuraru e
             Porotakataka rā
    5       Poro hurihuri mai
             Rite tonu ki te...

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  • Whakarongo

             Whakarongo!
             Ki te reo Māori e karanga nei
             Whakarongo!
             Ki ngā akoranga rangatira
    5       Nā te Atua i tuku iho ki a tātou e
           ...

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  • Mahara

             Mahara e kai kinikini nei
             Tango hotuhotu ana rā
             Mōhou e te tau

             Tiro noa ahau mokemoke ana rā
    5       Pā mai ana ko te pouri nui
         ...

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Te Ipukarea

Tiaho Mai

  • Composer: Ngoi Pēwhairangi,
  • Year: 1950 -
  • Genre: Waiata-ā-ringa
  • Ref#: PEW013

Lyrics

         Tiaho mai te marama
         Hei māramatanga rā e
         Mō ngā tamariki Māori e tau nei
         Hāpainga the whakapono rā e
5       Taupokitia te kino
         Kia tau ai te rangimārie

         Nō reira e Te Matua Rawa
         Toro iho mai ō ringa
         Kauparetia atu te kino
10      Ahakoa ngā taupatu
         O ngā tini takawaenga
         Kaua rawa tātou katoa e tautoko
         Kōkiritia ngā tūmanako
         Kia kore e tutuki
15     Ngā mahi hē mō te iwi Māori e

         Nō reira e Te Matua Rawa
         Toro iho mai ō ringa
         Kauparetia atu te kino
         Kauparetia atu te kino

Explanation

‘Tiaho Mai’ was composed by Ngoi in the 1950s. She reminds us of the importance of peace, tranquillity and the power of God, to whom we should give thanks for the many gifts he has given to mankind, and she writes that through our strong faith in God, we are able to conquer all obstacles.