Utaina

Utaina - Rev. Kingi Ihaka (Te Aupouri)

A classic 1950s concert party entrance song: -a charming melodic section sung by women, to give counterpoint to the following thunderous rhythmic chant of the men coming through from the rear of the stage.

Utaina sung by Abby, Ava, Cade, Hannah, Kaixa, Mikaela, and Saskia. Great job, team, and thanks for your help!

The blooper reel....

 

"Old" information about Utaina.

http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao53TeA/c29.html

A biography of the Rev. Kingi.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5i1/ihaka-kingi-matutaera

The words, some history, and music.
http://folksong.org.nz/utaina_mai/index.html  

This takes you to the words and chords (key of C).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1deOv49jpn1idCsoF66HR5jvCh726i067nQ4L-Gt41AI/edit

Utaina

Utaina mai nga waka

Nga waka o te motu

Hoea mai ra ki uta

Ki te takotoranga

Hiki nuku hiki e

Hiki rangi, rangi e

Tena tena ra

koutou katoa

Utaina Hi!

Utaina Hi!

Utaina mai nga iwi o te motu

Ki runga Whakatu e tau nei

Hiki nuku e! Hiki rangi e!

Hiki rangi e! Hiki nuku e!

I a ha ha!

Ka hikatia tana iwi

Ka hapainga I tana waka

Aue! Aue! Aue! Aue!

I don't know which school this is, but they sing nicely, and it can be nice to hear different versions.

Ngā mihi
Damian Hardman
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz