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

  • Kua Eke Rā Ngā Tūmanako

             Kua eke rā ngā tūmanako
             Kua puāwai te reo Māori
             I roto i ngā Kōhanga Reo
             O Te Tai Rāwhiti
    5       Nāhau rā e Iri te kōrero
             Mō...

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  • Ko au

             Ko au he manu
             Ka tū ka rere mai

             He tau, he tau nā
             Ka hoki mai anō

    5       Ki te āwhina auē
             Ngā taonga aroha
             Hei...

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  • E tū tautoko noa

             E tū tautoko noa
             Ngā tumanako e
             A te ngākau māhaki
             Te hautū ake nei

    5       Kua honohia nei e
             Tātou i tēnei rā
             I...

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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.