Waiata Medley

Pa Mai Composer unknown. Tutira Mai by Wi Huata

Arr. for ukulele by M. Winder

(Starting note E)

 

C

Pa mai te reo aroha

G7                                   C

Ki te pa o Rarotonga    (Rarotonga is the Maori word for Mt Smart)

C

E nga iwi o Aotearoa

G7                                     C

Haere mai haere mai

               C

Titiro ki nga hoia

kua wehi nei

                                                              G    G7

Aue te aroha me te mamae

C

E nga iwi o Aotearoa

G                        G7              C                  A7 (change key for Tutira Mai))

Haere mai Haere mai

D

Tutira mai nga iwi

G                          D

Tatou tatou e

D

Tutira mai nga iwi

E7                         A

Tatou tatou e

D                                         D7

Whaia te maramatanga

G                      D

Me te aroha

E nga iwi

Kia tapatahi

Kia kotahi ra

G             A7        D

Tatou tatou e

G             A7         D

Tatou tatou e

Hi aue hei!

 

Pa Mai Medley

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Translations

Pa Mai

The voice of love is calling out

To the pa of Mt Smart (Rarotonga)

To the people of New Zealand

Welcome, welcome

Look at the soldiers

Departed from us

Alas the love and the pain

To the people of New Zealand

Welcome, welcome

Tutira Mai

Line up together people

All of us, all of us

Stand in rows, people

All of us, all of us

Seek after knowledge

And love of others – everybody!

Think as one,

Act as one.

All of us