Composer
James 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.
Songs by this composer
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He waiata tangi mō Hirini
Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
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Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
Nōu, e Hī,... -
Tai Aroha
Ko te aroha anō he wai
E pupu ake ana
He awa e māpuna mai ana
I roto i te whatumanawa5 Ko tōna matapuna he hōhonu
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He waiata tangi mō Hirini
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.