Composer

James Te Wharehuia Milroy

Te Wharehuia Milroy

1937 --

Te Wharehuia was born in 1937 and is a descendant of Ngāi Tūhoe. He is an exponent of the Māori language and is a director of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. 

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Songs by this composer

  • He waiata tangi mō Hirini

             Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
             Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
             He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
             Nōu, e Hī,...

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  • Tai Aroha

             Ko te aroha anō he wai
             E pupu ake ana
             He awa e māpuna mai ana
             I roto i te whatumanawa

    5       Ko tōna matapuna he hōhonu
             A...

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Te Ipukarea

He waiata tangi mō Hirini

  • Composer: Te Wharehuia Milroy,
  • Year: 2003
  • Genre: Mōteatea - Waiata aroha
  • Ref#: TWM001

Lyrics

         Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
         Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
         He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
         Nōu, e Hī, whakangaro atu ana
5       ngā kūrae koe o maumahara

         Whakaahu ana te tara ki miti tai
         Kai raro koe e taku Atua. E aroha nei au.
         Kāti tō wairua te mahi nei, te haramai.
         Tēnei mātau ka kimi, e Hī, koutou ko ō tīpuna
10     Kua ruia nei ki raro ki Paerau

         Me aha e mutu ai te rangikanetanga
         Kia mauru ake ai te aroha
         Auē, auē.

         Ko koe tēnā e Hī!

Explanation

This is a lament for the late Hirini Melbourne. Composed by Doctor Wharehuia Milroy in 2003, not long after the passing of his dear friend and relative, it remains an ode to a beautiful friendship.