Matua Hautere- Nā Tom Alesana
A Ngāti Kuia waiata.
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He tipua, he tangata, Matua Hautere
Matua Hautere te tipuna i hoea mai rā i Hawaiki nui
I Hawaiki roa, Hawaiki pāmamao e
Te ara whakaheke i tōna tipuna a Kupe
He tipua, he tangata Matua Hautere e
Matua Hautere te tipuna i reia Te Moana o Raukawa
I runga tōna waka i a Te Hoiere e
Kaikaiāwaro hei hoa haere, hei kaitiaki
He tipua, he tangata Matua Hautere e
Matua Hautere te tipuna e taunahatia te whenua nei
Aku whenua tipuna, whenua taurikura
Ngā Ipukarea wai whakaika, e tere nei
He tipua, he tangata Mataura Hautere e
He tipua, he tangata Mataura Hautere e
He tipua, he tangata, hi aue hi!
I play this in E, Am, B
Loosely translated as:
Matua Hautere, the man, the myth, the legend
Matua Hautere is the ancestor from Hawaiki who followed the footsteps of his ancestor Kupe.
Matua Hautere is the ancestor who crossed Te Moana o Raukawa on his waka Te Hoiere, lead by his friend, the kaitiaki, Kaikaiāwaro.
Matua Hautere is the ancestor who claimed this land, the thriving land of our ancestors, with the water that created the fish,
The man, the myth, the legend- Matua Hautere.
This is a brief, rough translation that misses some subtle but important 'clarifications'. I'll find time one day to include some more of this points. Any error here is mine and do feel free to ask more or clarify things if you like.
Ka kite,
Damian
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz
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