Aotearoa (Maori Language Week 2014) Lyrics
Stan Walker Feat. Ria Hall (Feat. Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika)
Lyrics
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
Ko au tō maunga, tū tonu
ko te moana pari mai koe
ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tāua anō tāua
nō te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei
Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tātou
he mana tuku iho mai anō
whenua haumako
wairua ora
whāia tō ara
ki te mutunga
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
He kōrero tō te whenua, heke mai ki a tātou
he toa au mōna e oke nei e
e kore au e hinga
he uri nō te roimata
te toto o ngā tūpuna
e kore au e wehi ē
Kia kaha tātou ki tāu i pai ai
Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa
Whenua haumako, wairua ora
whāia tō ara ki te mutunga
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
E Ihowa atua
o ngā iwi mātou rā
āta whakarongona
me aroha noa
kia hua ko te pai
kia tau tō atawhai
manaakitia mai
Aotearoa!
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
Nō tawhiti, nō tata
nō te whenua o te Atua tātou
ahakoa nō hea mai koe
ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu
Song & Lyrics Facts
Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika's "Aotearoa" is a song released in 2014 as part of the celebration for Maori Language Week.
It was written by Stan Walker, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika and Ria Hall and produced by P-Money. The single was included on Stan Walker's third studio album, Inventing Myself. The lyrics are sung entirely in te reo Māori (the Māori language) and celebrate New Zealand's unique identity and culture. The chorus translates to “This is Aotearoa/ This is our home”. The single was released on 27 July 2014 and peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.