He Honore

This is a fairly well-known karakia waiata that the Birchwood Board of Trustees use to open meetings.

He hōnore, he korōria
Maungārongo ki te whenua
Whakaaro pai e
Ki ngā tangata katoa
Ake ake, ake ake
Āmine
Te Atua, te piringa,
Toku oranga
Honour, glory and
peace to the land
May good thoughts come
to all men
for ever and ever, for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Lord is the refuge
and my life.


You can find out lots more about this waiata here:
http://folksong.org.nz/he_honore/index.html

 


You may enjoy this old video we found of Birchwood students performing He Honore.

2 comments:

  1. Unknown15 August 2018 at 20:28

    Heyo it’s Hannah

    This song means to me like happy and good thoughts come to all. And peace to everyone as well as the land.

    Thank you I really wanna go to the citizenship thingie so please choose me!! ��

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    1. damian15 August 2018 at 20:36

      Tena Koe, Hannah, I'm pleased you're motivated. Thank you for this thoughtful comment on this waiata.
      Ka kite,
      Damian / Mr H

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