Maisey Rika - Tangaroa Whakamautai

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Directed by Shae Sterling - @shaesterling
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Big thank you to NZONAIR :)
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Lyrics
Te ararau o Tangaroa
E rere ki te papaurunui
(x3)
Tahora nui ātea
Te manawa o te moana
Te mauri o Tangaroa
Tangaroa whakamautai
Tangaroa whakamautai
Tūtara Kauika
He poutiriao
Te wai o Tangaroa
Te wai o Tangaroa
Te tangi a te tohorā
He tohu nō aituā
Te mau a Tangaroa
Te mau a Tangaroa
He kaitiaki
He taonga
He tipua
He ariki
He taniwha
He tipua
He kaitiaki
He taonga
He tipua
Tangaroa whakamautai
Nā Maisey Rika i whakapākehātia.
English translation by Maisey Rika
The various waterways of Tangaroa
Flow back into its voluminous source
(x3)
The vast expanse
The heart of the ocean
The life-force of Tangaroa
Tangaroa commander of the tides
A pod of whales (or in reference to Tūtara Kauika the historical whale guardian ancestor)
A supernatural phenomenon
Evolving from the waters of Tangaroa
The waters of Tangaroa
The cry of the whale
Signals a warning
The power of Tangaroa
The power of Tangaroa
Tangaroa commander of the tides
A guardian
A precious treasure
A strange / supernatural being
A god
Of the ancient prehistoric realm
A guardian
A precious treasure
A strange / supernatural being
Tangaroa commander of the tides.
Credits
Ngā kaitito o ngā kupu. Lyric composer(s)
Erueti Korewha: (Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāpuhi), Maisey Rika (Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe, Te Arawa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui (Iwi whāngai)
Ngā kaitito o te rangi. Melody composer(s): JJ Rika (Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe, Te Arawa,
Te Whānau-a-Apanui (Iwi whāngai),
Maisey Rika
Te kaiwhakarite i ngā pūoro: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (Kai Tahu)
Video Credits
Director / Producer : Shae Sterling
Assistant Director / Producer : Richard Silvester
Styling / Makeup : LEO STYLE ( / theleostyle )
(Inspired by) "Te Tahi o Te Rangi" man on Whakaari : Bossy Hill
Tangaroa : Bossy Hill
Ta Moko : Te Kaapo Whauwhau
Addition costume : Jordan & Ben Marr
Editing : Shae Sterling & Grayham Hall
Color & Effects : Shae Sterling
Helicopter Footage : Tony Monk Films
Additional Research : Hayley Corney
Special thanks to Andrew Buttle
Visit - www.whiteisland.co.nz/

[@SashikuChan]

I'm from the United States, but I listen to music around the world, and this has to be one of my favorite songs I've ever heard. I've always had interest in cultures and languages that are not my own, especially Native American, Maori, and Hawaiian. There's just something about them that makes me feel at home.

[@PaulHilliam]

Human beings living on earth, connected to our heritage.

[@huiahonana2327]

Thats beautiful. If you look deeper into your ancestry, you'll most probably find a connection to one of these languages.

[@mlgraney60]

Meant with all respect and in no way intending to deny the genocide, colonization, and racism indigenous people have faced but music like this reminds me that we are all indigenous to this planet. Animism, shamanism, and earth-based spiritual practice is our birth right. We are one.

[@huiahonana2327]

@@mlgraney60 I agree 🙏🏽

[@that682kid.C]

Kia ora

[@ayannaempress123]

Who listening in 2024,this help keeps me calm n helps me sleep,love n blessings from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

[@LanoreeBrock]

Same🖤🙏 From France 🇨🇵

[@junglecatsings]

Same! from South Korea 🇰🇷💙

[@Kezza-kb6mq]

Same from London. ❤

[@niggaliciouss6970]

Love Maori people they are great warriors, protect your culture and language. Love from Somalia ❤️

[@meg7088]

Love your username 👍🏾 and thank you Arohanui 🥰 from Aotearoa xo

[@kahurangidouglas1614]

nga mihi ki a koe ,, this makes me so prud for being maori. Atohanui e hoa❣️

[@christinalocke9641]

Hy6hhhch/c. To g;gas gjhv/ 💕🎶😴😎😳😔😁

[@cylonking9361]

Thank you love from Aotearoa

[@raymantis682]

Thank you brother, may your days be fulled with Arohanui (love). Peace from New Zealand

[@j1nx388]

I don't have Maori blood running through my veins or Maori relatives but there's just something about this hauntingly beautiful song that somehow resonates through me, it has helped me tremendously in getting through this tough year.

[@gabriellaelyse9944]

same jodi

[@miralynne4137]

I feel the same. Something resonates so strongly with me as well. I am actually going to record this one this year as well. It is just too beautiful

[@sinatraoce5339]

It’s all aroha😁

[@maryritea8311]

@Biologica Mente da

[@deysharnghe1969]

Its the wairua

[@ruboyhsv7436]

played this as we let my dads ashes out to the sea..to be with tangaroa he was 81... r.i.p ,Matua

[@hellovanite]

Sorry for your great loss. Your fathers wairua lives on in you.

[@angelnoble2426]

Aww sorry for your loss ma bro

[@ariyah4444]

Wow absolutely beautiful! R.I.P and Sorry for your great loss!

[@garrardhobson300]

Aroha ki to Whanau mai Aoteroa

[@remayabradnockward8089]

rip

[@ceeriahsiale7314]

I’m Tongan and this is my favourite Maori song ever since, and I still listen to it 🙂

[@Will.Flavell]

And Fangai Lupe is my favourite Tongan song

[@thomasinamaxwell]

Malo

[@josemacbeth1641]

Same here

[@josemacbeth1641]

What I can make out of the words Tangaloa fakama'uta = Tagaroa a shyness of land Ika=fish moana=vast deep sea vai o Tangaloa= waters of Tagaroa tangi=cry

[@hazminibnusani6819]

@@josemacbeth1641 in malay :- Fish - ikan Cry - tangis 😄

[@spmoran4703]

I am not Maori . But, as a person of Celtic origin , we honour nature also.

[@vaimoe7208]

This song remembers me that my sis was playing this song

[@rachelburke3097]

I am quarter Māori

[@hingclan]

@@rachelburke3097 Kia ora I understand what u mean wen u say ur ¼ Māori .... but in Te Ao Māori/Māori Worldview), you only nd2 have 1 drop and we see u as a whole. If ur Māori - Your Māori!! For example I'm half a Hula, half a Haka lol. My Dad was Kuki Airani (Aititaki, Cook Islands) n my Mum is Māori (Rangitaane o Wairarapa/Ngaati Kahuungnu. 😉 So while I acknowledge and am fiercely proud of both sides of my whakapapa /lineage. No matter which side of my whānau I'm with ... I feel whole n each, respectively! Needless 2 say that Rarotonga was the last 'Port of Call' before our Waka came to Aotearoa

[@johngreen6421]

This is something I can understand and means so much to me. , John Tere'moana Green. from Honolulu USA. Currently in Northern California forest and sacred native Americana land. I feel like I can fly like a seagull there spiritually listening to this sound here. My mothers mother was Tahitian and my mother is from Tahiti. My grand father was Maori / Scottish, and he came from the north island of New Zealand. I have been praying to go there some day soon before I die to see new zealand and find family. This music is uplifting.

[@diden3527]

get on your bike my son, and come visit...we await you....

[@ewwsione9822]

i swear Maōri Culture is the one of the most beautiful culture in the world. This makes me feel proud to be Polynesian

[@68albie]

Kia Ora o Aotearoa

[@Lily_Catt-]

Maori is not beautiful it stupid. Japanese culture is more beautiful also it isn't violent here and people aren't doing drugs. Japanese are more friendly and are not thieves.

[@ttango2653]

@@Lee-ji5sq Yes read the culture and the language it is beautiful! There is good and bad in everyone. Judge not and that will not be judged

[@butio007]

As a Samoan, I find that this song is both eerie and at the same time beautiful..I love the sound of Maisey Rika. Malo lava.

[@stevebarrett6724]

She is half Samoan Kia Ora e kare

[@HooLeeYo]

This is what I play for my mother who has recently passed this Earth. I miss you mom.

[@warrenpoultney8215]

love brother, it transcends. She's near.

[@kitamclay1782]

One love

[@johngoetze5712]

Kia Ora my Maori brothers! Your music never fails to move my mana! ....Greetings from Canada!

[@maretaatetu8568]

Kia orana fellow members of Canada 🇨🇦 thank you for liking our culture and languages 🙏 ❤. From the cook Islands 🇨🇰 Homeland Atiuan*

[@68albie]

Kia Ora o Aotearoa

[@honerameka1935]

Kia ora bratha much love from New Zealand 💪🏼🤍

[@danw3949]

Kia ora bro. Arohanui mai i Aotearoa

[@annanowak7941]

It's so beautiful, beatiful language, beatiful song. I love Maori people. Greetings from Poland.

[@bigboylad0014]

it is beautiful our maori language here in new zealand

[@killerhitter3519]

Anna Nowak I'm Maori

[@cookiecrumblegamingxox2492]

Hello

[@FluffyBunny-xv4xt]

Anna Nowak thanks

[@indyratana1272]

Anna Nowak kiaora

[@priscillaolano9833]

My goodness her voice!!! 😍😍 even though I'm Samoan and don't understand a word of Maori, I feel so connected. I can't explain it lol Us Polys are connected to each other after all ❤

[@justintyme1171]

For sure

[@kinasandwich7624]

You might like to watch Te Matarai i orehu tribute to the lives lost in Samoa

[@ngahuiataylor4362]

My sister loves this song

[@rjgent7492]

Tangaroa is our guardian of the sea he watches over those while at sea and as for the connection you feel my people originally came from the islands Maori are a group of islanders that came to New Zealand

[@kiwi_kotiro388]

Māori originally came to Aotearoa from Hawaiki which pretty much all people from across Polynesia can whakapapa (trace back to) so it makes sense you can feel the tūhononga (connection) ☺️

[@Aotearoa2010]

My sister sang this song. Wish she was still here. Died at a very young age after a complicated birth to her 6th Child. Rest in Love Cilz xoxo

[@hiradaniellethompson4468]

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[@sanjadebbarma2388]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@rainbowflowerpower4464]

I’m so sorry for your loss, I cannot imagine how hard it must of been to say goodbye to your sister, oh gosh this makes me want to give my big sis a big hug and tell her how much I love her, we always think we’ll have enough time with our loved ones and the heartache that comes when we don’t get that time 😞 And you say she sung this song? She must of had such a beautiful voice ♥️

[@sherrybee3636]

✊💖

[@Aotearoa2010]

@@rainbowflowerpower4464 she did. She was a very good singer, even the whole street could hear her singing.

[@erickondratieff4770]

My Dad created some multimedia shows for Air New Zealand to promote tourism from the USA, way back in the late 70s; he spent a lot of time doing photography in NZ and eventually brought the whole family over to visit. He loved New Zealand, as well as Fiji, Tahiti, and Hawai'i, all places where he spent a lot of time. He recently passed away; but before he did, I spent time in hospice with him and played this hauntingly gorgeous song for him; it had a powerful impact on him, keeping him calm and steady in his last bit of time on this earth. I love this song as well (and video), but especially because it reminds me of my dad now.; can't stop playing it. Tēnā koe for your amazing creativity and ability to communicate to one's heart and soul, no matter their spoken language. ❤

[@ohinemuriwilliams3457]

Ataahua tō korero e hoa, may your dad rest in love

[@erickondratieff4770]

@@ohinemuriwilliams3457 Thank you so much!

[@michealprinsly3313]

To all the MAORIES,i am a SHRILANKEN what a beautyfull song so soothing i don't understand any words but makes me feel so free every time i listen to this song.So peaceful inside,mesmorized with the words and the voice.Thanks MAISEY RIKA. Please have more songs about the culture and the history of MAORI culture so beautyfull. Lets not forget the Roots.********

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

Tangaroa is Kanaloa to us Hawaiian's...beautiful song...you honor the greatest Navigator of ALL the Ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

SO BEAUTIFUL...THE SONG & MAISEY RIKA AS WELL...SOMETHING ABOUT A POLYNESIAN WOMAN SINGING A BEAUTIFUL SONG THAT HONORS OUR KUPUNA...JUST TOUCHES THE SOUL!!!

[@sharkeisha2225]

Kohala Iron Works in samoan its tagaloa

[@manuhamoa]

Yes Moesha, Tagaloa (Samoa), Ta'aroa (Tahiti), Kanaloa (Hawaii) and Tangaroa ('Avaiki & Aotearoa). Yep we are all one people, proud to be a Polynesian.

[@jamiete-whau595]

manuhamoa I’m a Maori boy born and raised in Aōtearoa and I can’t believe how natural it sounded pronouncing your guys versions of Tangaroa.

[@justkodak1316]

Kanaloa is our Hawaiian water god

[@moovadesh]

I found this wonderful song after playing the game called 'Beyond Blue' and I fell in love! 10 years and I didn't know about this majestic song! Thanks for gracing us with your voice!

[@somebody9360]

I just started playing it. Was the first song i heard in the sub. Instantly liked it

[@unyuu126]

Same 😍

[@nessaam9749]

It's a beautiful language, i'm a black girl from Belgium and i'm amazed by this language Maori one of the most beautiful languages of the world

[@maoriwarrior1651]

😊thank you

[@leeanneryda6051]

appreciate u.

[@amandawoolley7776]

After listening to this consistently for a couple of months I learnt how to pronounce the lyrics and sang along to this song last night in front of my maori partner. He was so surprised and also a little impressed. I just wanted to be able to sing one of my favourite songs in its native language.

[@danielwatson6000]

AWESOME MUSIC

[@savannah.gillett1274]

Aww that's so cute love it this is my nephews favourite song ever he is mouri to

[@teohaakiboy828]

Ka pai e hoa.. well done

[@heminuiraho879]

Better be careful, you may awaken his taniwha

[@kowhaipolsen3811]

❤

[@vitee_GC8]

I just can't stop listening this. Love the culture, the people, their entire being. All the love from Hungary to the Maori people

[@kinasandwich7624]

DnDragon Gaming straight back at you from Aotearoa ✌

[@izzedup7354]

What are the odds . I'm also in Hungary

[@nevaehtewhau4877]

Vitvindics Márkó awwww we love use❤️

[@nevaehtewhau4877]

Also straight back from Rotorua

[@levi611]

Respect and preserve culture... whakawhetai from "the island of the painted ones" (Cebu, Philippines)

[@84frenchy84]

I’m not Māori but my partner is and we have a 7 week old daughter together and from 2 weeks old when she is unsettled I came across this song and I played it it soothed her instantly and does soon as Maisey starts to sings

[@justchloe577]

My 6 month will only fall asleep if this song is playing 🥰

[@ritacuthers4034]

I like this form rita ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariagenesishiso-an436]

This is my favorite Maori song. I always listen to this especially when i travel. I am not a Maori. And neither do i have a Maori blood or relatives. But my fiance is a Maori and i just fell in love with the language when he introduced me to it. I loved this song so much that i actually know every words in it. So much love, all the way from Asia :)

[@steveharris5008]

It's not about the blood, though some would tell you it has to be. I'm not either but a kuia once asked me where I was from and I told her where I am descended from, which on both sides is not Maori. Her response was "Yes you are, 'cause I can see your Maori heart." That'll do me...

[@kinasandwich7624]

steve harris Wow you're last name kind of threw me. The Harris name has great significance to Nga Puhi. Maori is a European given name to blanket our IWI so to speak. We were and still call ourselves by our IWI. I think, if I was to give an analogy or, an explanation on what the word Maori means, to me would be a way of life, a way of living with all life, which has been taught to us by our Tupuna or Tipuna (ancestors) all things spiritual and physical, expected of us by our Gods, IWI and family. Maori a way of living. 🤔🙄😏✌

[@slappytheknowscoper558]

What's the meaning of this song

[@lAcedUpLiss]

@Jacky Phantom what are you on about? Our ancestors came from Formosa/Taiwan to Papua New Guinea thousands of years ago (5000). Taiwanese natives are not east Asian looking either they are very dark skinned, kinda like (gasp) black people. And guess what, Papuans are black. Take that anti black racist line somewhere else please. Maori have always had dark skin, doesn't matter how mixed we are as well you are Maori and skin colour or phenotype does not negate that. My great grandparents were full blooded Maori and guess what, their skin was black, their hair was thick. Keep that blood quantum BS too because we see through that as well, it's just another way for colonisers to undermine our rights to ancestral lands and taonga. And if you knew anything about human migration or evolution, you'd realise that there is no such thing as a pure race.

[@meg7088]

@@slappytheknowscoper558 The meaning is to look after our oceans and what it has to offer.

[@Mrdoom26]

From a White British weed smoking man. Maori, is a beautiful language and beautiful culture, and the Maori people are incredible. I truly wish I was a Maori

[@ruboyhsv7436]

maybe in a past life you were, thats why you feel the connection... chur bro

[@kazaekapri5892]

My white/Pakeha friend once said to me i dont have Maori in me but ive been in alot of Maori

[@K9Karotu]

Dream Time Cannabis is a plant. 100% natural thats not bad for your soul. Abusing it is.

[@nevaehtewhau4877]

Adam awwwww thanks for thoughs word it makes me happy cause I'm a Maori person

[@bruhtonbruhkkinson6848]

You don't need to be Maori to pay respects and help keep the culture alive, friend.

[@michikaili5878]

I'm Hawaiin Chinese and half Portuguese..love your beauty of your songs..

[@NeoCipher790]

I couldn’t believe that this song was used in the announce trailer for beyond blue! Took me by surprise

[@ehgmaas]

It even is in the game!

[@ich0ra]

^^^ fr

[@meg7088]

And me, beautiful choice 💕

[@mccaul316]

I played this waiata (song) over and over and over when my grandmother passed away because it made me feel connected to her and helped to soothe my soul.

[@jaztuaputa8887]

I'm cook island Maori and love my language. And now I'm in New Zealand I've always wanted to learn New Zealand Maori. I'm glad I took new Zealand Maori as one of my subjects in school because it makes me proud to be a cook island Maori and also New Zealand Maori

[@berniegumbira2370]

💛 Whakapono ki te Ariki a Ihu ka ora koe. Manakohia IA hei kaiwhakaora mo koe kia uru atu ai koe ki te rangatiratanga o te Atua ina tae mai te wa. E tono ana te ATUA NUI ki a koe kia kai tahi me IA. Ioane 3:16, 18 “Koia ano te aroha o te Atua ki te ao, kua homai e ia tana Tama kotahi, kia kore ai e ngaro te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu. . “Kahore he whakawa mo te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia. O te ore râ e faaroo ia ’na, ua faahapahia ïa no to ’na oreraa e tiaturi i te Tamaiti hoê a te Atua.” ( TAMA A TE ATUA IESU) He inoi ripeneta: Inoi mo te ora | E te rangi, e te Atua Kaha rawa, ka haere atu ahau ki tou aroaro ma te ngakau mahaki me te pouri, e mohio ana ki aku hara, kua rite hoki ki te ripeneta. E Ihowa, murua ahau, kua hara hoki ahau ki tou aroaro. Horoia aku hara kia ma, awhinatia ahau ki te tahuri atu i enei kino. Arahina ahau ki te haere i runga i to ara hei utu, whakarerea toku ora tawhito me te timata i te ora hou i roto i a koe. E IESU, ka whakaae ahau ki a koe hei Ariki, hei Kaiwhakaora, i tenei ra, e hiahia ana ahau kia waiho koe hei Ariki mo toku ora. Kahore aku whiriwhiri ko koe anake me ou huarahi ANAKE, i runga i tou ingoa KAUPAPA AMEN ✝︎🕊️🔥 0:16 0:16

[@bananewane1402]

I don't speak Te Reo, but I can still feel everything this beautiful song conveys. Music transcends language.

[@joeirvine7892]

Makes me cry every single time. You have the most beautiful voice and speaking about our history and ancestry and how the ocean brought us to where we lived and made us who we are

[@danielarodriguez1066]

I love this culture, their music, haka, language etc, I see you from Honduras I hope visitit New Zealand

[@dzaljames6216]

Her voice is so majestic. I will meet you soon, Aotearoa. Kia ora from Malaysia.

[@laurafrancis499]

Dzal James I hope you traveled and got to experience Aotearoa before corona! If not, see you soon!

[@wupet]

@@laurafrancis499 its probs guna be a while before our borders are open TBH

[@meganwatson3732]

Kia Ora! ❤️

[@laxxser6843]

Shes my auntie

[@kitamclay1782]

I hope you made it here in aotearoa

[@bolota.furiosa8690]

I'm waiting for immigration nz sistem approve my residency application but my real feelings are that I need this land and people approve. I love Aotearoa, I love maori! thank you for having me here so far!

[@kinasandwich7624]

Much love to you and your family sister

[@Parker3Curry30]

Her voice, the language, beautiful peaceful people,......calms my soul. Love, honor and respect 🙌 always.🙏🏾 your African /Native American sister.

[@kinasandwich7624]

Much love sister from "Aotearoa" New Zealand

[@Parker3Curry30]

@@kinasandwich7624 💗🙏🏾thank you!! That made my day. I was so excited to tell all my friends about the beautiful soulful paradisaic melodious voices I've come to know and search for. THEY ALREADY KNEW!! MOST THEY KNEW BY NAME! YOU'RE BIGGER THAN YOU THINK! WE LOOOVE YOUR MUSIC AND THE JOY IT BRINGS! YOU GUYS KEEP IT COMING!! WE GOT YA!!!

[@kinasandwich7624]

@@Parker3Curry30 six60 band is awesome with Maori translation, Stan walker, Tiki tane

[@Parker3Curry30]

@@kinasandwich7624 thanks! I'll be searching for them. Does any of these artists ever tour the US? I'd love to see them live! Whats the best way to find translations for the language and the songs? I gotta say the Lady's, my Sistas, are killing it!!! If the language were English I'd swear they were any black church gospel choir. Super talented beautiful voices! Just the breath of fresh air that music needs right now, especially here in the US.

[@kinasandwich7624]

How are you sister? Hope you are well in the world. Oh and hope you found the Maori artist I suggested 😀

[@xs5181]

Tangaroa Whakamautai is about all our waterways leading into Tangaroa, being the god of the Ocean....about our ocean....our sea creatures as our guardian's. :) this song makes me cry its so beautiful xo

[@hghyena]

+Crystal Erutoe same feel like crying too

[@crimenexdor]

Crystal your right its so beautiful

[@akar-ex3xj]

I am from Minahasa of North Sulawesi Indonesia And in our old pre colonial beliefs we have a god of the seas named Tagaroa. Mostly know nowdays as Apo/Opo tasik Apo/Opo= god or lord And another saying for him is Tagaroa i Matua!

[@rissturdle6296]

As a Pakeha who is learning this beautiful language, i am thankful to our kiwi artists who perform in te reo Maori, and challenge me to figure out the learning... to learn to korero Maori and understand the meaning in English as well...

[@ajterestria517]

As a pinay living in NZ, I feel much safer and more at home here than I had ever been... Was it the closeness of the culture and the fact that people are just so.. Caring? I've been wanting to learn this song because it makes me feel whole. A whole new me. Tena koe, kia kaha koutou (I'm practicing Te Reo, sorry if it sounds bad xD)

[@errolgavin6554]

Kiaora ❤

[@MasterOZero]

Mexican born from immigrants who came from Mexico, I now very little about your people and culture. However I do know that I'm not going to let the American whites wash away my pride in my Aztec heritage because my parents instilled the core values into every part of my existential makeup. I'm always keen to learning new things about you beautiful people and everything else about what it means to be a proud person of color and culture that is indigenous. Sending greetings from Indiana in the United States.

[@moziboy75]

Kiaora e hoa

[@Great_Lake_Surfer_]

I fully support you ♡ I send my greetings from Michigan, USA

[@MasterOZero]

@@Great_Lake_Surfer_ gotta love Michiana 😊

[@GineenWhiunui]

Kia ora ehoa ma ☆ hello friend

[@justintyme1171]

Kia kaha stay strong

[@kapolihawaii2]

i was browsing thru youtube and came across this. you and your culture is soo beautiful i am hawaiian and i feel like our culture is dead. and listening to this i feel soo happy to feel connected to your culture. aloha. -kapoli

[@shadowboxing7029]

Never dead! But I understand what you mean, as a Maori every little bit of our culture that is shared is precious to us. It's certainly not thriving and only some parts of the country can you witness it. Our language is spoken by so few now and I fear for the future of it, for our identity but it's not over. Be what you want to see, every single person helps.

[@kaiaioporter7958]

PO Lee I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii as a little girl, I don’t think it’s dead. At all. I was always jealous when my friends used to go. But I’m grateful to be living somewhere safe in New Zealand.

[@justgrim7]

Aloha Po Lee , its your couzin Tyler ! Lolz .

[@nevaehtewhau4877]

PO Lee awww don't hate your culture we love each culture everybody has

[@nevaehtewhau4877]

PO Lee Kia ora

[@freyaspirit5122]

Maori are a brave nation and your land is beautiful. Hold your people! Greetings from Estonia.

[@AngelOrtiz-qu8if]

kia ora. from Puerto Rico love maori culture

[@maraeacookson1573]

Kia Ora Angel Ortiz

[@AngelOrtiz-qu8if]

Maraea Cookson Kia ora, Maraea Cookson. No hea koe?

[@maraeacookson1573]

@@AngelOrtiz-qu8if ko Gisborne noho ana ahau

[@mahuexvii]

Hola from NZ

[@katjasendmayr1342]

Still dreaming of this beautiful country, of these intensive colours and this impression. Sometimes when I fall asleep I see this deep green of the forrest or the bright blue of the lakes or the Pacific Ocean or the icy glimmering of the glaciers in my dreams. Everything there was so colourful... I'm glad I've been to NZ for once in my life.... Beautiful song and greetings from Germany.!

[@dresdamanx]

One of the most fascinating and beautiful songs I have ever heard... Such strong spiritual connection to the Earth....flawlesss

[@eveyweavy7980]

dresdaman

[@RamonaIrgolic]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard! What a video, what e scenery not to forget to mention the stunning singer and her beautiful voice 🙏🏻🤗✨ I’m a singer and global nomad, who has sang in over 50 languages (Hawaiian, Javanese, Esperanto, Turkish, Arabic…) and different music genres, but this song kept me speechless. Gave me goosebumps 😌🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 Much Love ❤️😘 from the only country with the word LOVE in the middle, where also their roads are 💖shaped - sLOVEnia 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮

[@68albie]

Kia Ora o Aotearoa. U need to visit the country for at least a month to know the culture is always still there & not for show...being born & breed there...I wIll tell u this....u will cry when u leave. But to breathe in the air when u get there is a must!

[@RamonaIrgolic]

@@68albie thank you for your message. I definitely will do so and learn some more Māori songs 🙏🏼🤗✨🇳🇿

[@conan2096]

beyond blue brought me here. such a chill song.

[@zohandvir9606]

same

[@DarrenBurch]

Out of all the songs I've ever heard throughout my entire life. This is my favourite song.

[@jaimeceferino7710]

Daca Taíno! I am Taíno and have become to Aotearoa and it felt as if I was “Home”. Love the music and the beautiful amazing voice singing of the Maori People! Seneko kakona arohanui!

[@kinasandwich7624]

Arohanui Taino People

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

Of all languages, it's Maori that intrigues me the most! I'm glad my Maori ancestors fought for keeping their rights, to speak Maori where and whenever they want, contrary to what my Pakeha ancestors wanted. (help, my family tree is clashing with itself! LOL )

[@jadeadams9848]

Youre not alone!

[@rossnewman6427]

A absolutely beautiful woman inside and out. I've had the privilege to meet her a few times and she is always so humble.

[@meg7088]

Me too 🤗 I went to one of her concerts and we were in awe 😍 she's beautiful ❤️

[@tonileejames1767]

2020 anyone?

[@Great_Lake_Surfer_]

Yes

[@paraguaitv8470]

Yep

[@bbuchfelder]

Yea! And this feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels so gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!

[@yougotafriendinme8228]

No im not

[@paraguaitv8470]

@@yougotafriendinme8228 um feitiço simples porém inquebrável

[@flaviodecarvalho6546]

this has to be one if not the most beautiful Maori song i have ever heard in my entire life. She makes me want to go to New Zealand, marry a Maori and become a New Zealander

[@mahinaoterangi93]

She is one of the very few Maori singers that sings in te reo Maori. It's awesome to see that non-Maori enjoy songs in our language :)

[@flaviodecarvalho6546]

yeh i totally love this song even though i dont understand the words i also support nz Maoris to sing in their native language

[@mahinaoterangi93]

+flavio de carvalho That's awesome to hear :) only 4% of the Maori people are fluent in our language. People like Maisey Rika really encourage us to embrace it

[@flaviodecarvalho6546]

kool i wish i had some Maori friends most new zealanders ive met are white

[@mahinaoterangi93]

Really? Where did you meet them?

[@caratcute6364]

I love this song, this is really beautiful as well as the language, the landscapes and the Maori people. Much love from Tahiti.

[@alexiscolby9415]

carat cute how are you from Tahiti but you don’t know Tahitians speak Maori - same bloodlines descendants from...ask any real Polynesian they will tell you.

[@rainsnow4486]

@@alexiscolby9415 Bro' I'm from Tahiti as well and Tahitian is pretty different although we all know that we are cousins with any other islanders but we do not understand much except for some words which sound similar. Also I think that you didn't get message left by that person @caratcute .. he/she was simply praising how beautiful the Maori language is .. also where are you from ?

[@alexiscolby9415]

@@rainsnow4486 Um...sorry not a bro...Alexis is a girls name so....yeh. Second, we have some Tahitian friends mainly parents friends so they are elders and they understand most words when my Dad speaks Maori, its a different pronunciation is all. They can have conversations with my Dad although my Dad says they speak a faster pace but he can understand most words. There is a documentary on youtube where Pio Terei (a Maori reporter/tv host) goes to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and can pretty much understand the locals there, Rapa Nui what is left of the language today is a type of dialect similar to Maori. I did get the message from caratcute and my comment still stands because I wrote it and Im entitled to it. Its common knowledge about our ancient ties and lineage so what I was alluding to was that this person may not be Tahitian but possibly French or something else. I am passionate about Polynesian histories and how a lot of this was bought about via colonization, as Polynesians there are things we collectively know, its innate. Also I'm from Aotearoa, East Coast of the North Island, Iwi is Ngati Porou.

[@rainsnow4486]

@@alexiscolby9415 I'm also passionate about my culture and the whole Polynesian culture as well and I don't think I need to know more from you. Concerning caratcute I will not speak for him like you did by saying that he/she might be French because ... I don't know that person, then why are you doing a big deal by mentioning Rapa nui? .. if you're really a maori then you should be proud that this person said that you guys have a beautiful language instead of replying some unnecessary arguments leading to misunderstandings. Also I maintained what I said, your language might have similar words but it's not really the same as Tahitian but I do agree that it came from the same roots, the Paumotu maybe is closer to the Maori language.

[@rainsnow4486]

@@alexiscolby9415 Ma'ohi mā e, Ta'ata tahiti ma, 'a hi'o nae tera ta'ata, ta'ahoa to'a parau e parau fa'ahau, fa'ararahi noa aita ra 'e faufa'a e tama'i no te mea ho'e noa tatau. Now tell me if you can understand then I will leave you the last word.

[@fabricesioul3397]

Such beautiful people and culture. Much love and respect from Guadeloupe.

[@aponrep7010]

Im from nz w Māori blood n whānau this song was released in 2012 and it's now 2023 - going onto 2024 this waiata is beautiful and inspirational I've listened t this song for 10 yrs and it's still as lovely as the first ❤

[@Kingi069]

Maisey Rika is the queen of Maori songs

[@deantunui1765]

Fantastic Doge no no she totally is not what about the ball comment if your a Maori cause I am

[@deantunui1765]

I mean she is but what about the hall

[@djayj1220]

I do wish I carried some of this beautiful culture in my veins. Many kind regards NZ and Maoris, from California. I will visit you some day soon!

[@warrenpoultney8215]

A late reply, but welcome to our land. When that day comes consider it home to you.

[@stevebarrett6724]

Tena koe

[@stevebarrett6724]

Tena koe

[@djayj1220]

Finally after sooo many years of waiting, going to the Far North next month! Woot Hoot! Looking forward to embracing some Maori heritage first hand.

[@joash3714]

This video deserves the video award of the decade. Beautiful can not explain how great this video is. Don't get me started on this beautiful song. I'm hypnotised and I wanna stay this way

[@prettymayuricostumescreati3233]

this song is like aotearoa, simply beautiful !

[@maikatupua8228]

Bula Vinaka from Fiji.... thanks for sharing our pacific culture and story

[@jessicanaughton4532]

My mum passed wen I was 6 she was from South island this song always makes me feel connected to her in some way never known was it sed before lyrics but always felt the connected to this song somehowe spirituality

[@jessicanaughton4532]

I've always listening to this by the beach cause I believe this song brings us closer somehow

[@kandefer55]

I m well traveled, live in NZ for two years now, Love Maori culture,NZ and 'Tangaroa Whakamautai'. This song takes me to another world. Thanks Maisey Rika and your Uncle for this beautiful song. (Thumbs up from Sri Lanka)

[@sonibill595]

All my votes would have gone to Maisey Rika for the Waiata Maori Music Awards. your songs get stuck in my head its so soulful, and full of love. All your music reminds us of what maori culture is about.

[@user-ty2hc1jc5z]

One of the best songs I have ever heard. Aetheral music and Maori language so delicate to my ears. Maori people, do not ever give up. Keep your language and traditions alive from generation to generation. Teach the younger, teach the whole world the way to live with harmony and respect on mother Earth. Greetings from Athens Greece.

[@diden3527]

we're doing our best, and as long as we have Jacinda, our small country will be a model for the rest of the world...

[@shelleymiddlebrook1265]

Kia ora from a proud Maori woman living in Brisbane Australia but never forgetting where I come from. My beautiful home. Aotearoa 🥰. The land of the long white cloud 😇

[@user-ty2hc1jc5z]

@@shelleymiddlebrook1265 Kia Ora Shelley! Aoteroa is a wonderful place! A Manaia pounamu I wear on my neck from the river of this land, reminds me the beauty of nature and also protect my footsteps! Nga Mihi Shelley!

[@anneliliolevaomalietoa1730]

I'm Samoan and I love this song! I appreciate and Love Maori Culture the way I love Ours,this song makes me teary for Home,Keep up the Great Work!

[@leeanneryda6051]

laufala thrifts poly love 💓

[@_anixez2158]

Im Maori and fijian. And im proud 0w0. *aNyWayS* I really love this song, one of my favs. Keep it on Maisey!

[@berniegumbira2370]

💛 Whakapono ki te Ariki a Ihu ka ora koe. Manakohia IA hei kaiwhakaora mo koe kia uru atu ai koe ki te rangatiratanga o te Atua ina tae mai te wa. E tono ana te ATUA NUI ki a koe kia kai tahi me IA. Ioane 3:16, 18 “Koia ano te aroha o te Atua ki te ao, kua homai e ia tana Tama kotahi, kia kore ai e ngaro te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu. . “Kahore he whakawa mo te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia. O te ore râ e faaroo ia ’na, ua faahapahia ïa no to ’na oreraa e tiaturi i te Tamaiti hoê a te Atua.” ( TAMA A TE ATUA IESU) He inoi ripeneta: Inoi mo te ora | E te rangi, e te Atua Kaha rawa, ka haere atu ahau ki tou aroaro ma te ngakau mahaki me te pouri, e mohio ana ki aku hara, kua rite hoki ki te ripeneta. E Ihowa, murua ahau, kua hara hoki ahau ki tou aroaro. Horoia aku hara kia ma, awhinatia ahau ki te tahuri atu i enei kino. Arahina ahau ki te haere i runga i to ara hei utu, whakarerea toku ora tawhito me te timata i te ora hou i roto i a koe. E IESU, ka whakaae ahau ki a koe hei Ariki, hei Kaiwhakaora, i tenei ra, e hiahia ana ahau kia waiho koe hei Ariki mo toku ora. Kahore aku whiriwhiri ko koe anake me ou huarahi ANAKE, i runga i tou ingoa KAUPAPA AMEN ✝︎🕊️🔥 0:16

[@sharlakimosopoaga-kaiawe6763]

My spirit definitely led me to this song today💛it's been so long since I listened to this absolutely beautiful song..it feels so good to be connected to our ancestors after being so disconnected for years..I'm from Hawai'i but we are all connected as one through and through our ancestors..this song made me cry this morning especially because home has been calling me..in 3 days I go home and this song just gave me confirmation that my ancestors are waiting🤎through the ocean we all expanse for the ocean is our heart🤎Mahalo for your gift Maisey Rika🤎You're a blessing to this world..Aloha nui loa🌺

[@kiwikidnzl3040]

Kia ora ehoa

[@shalommasawi4609]

Maiden Tim’s was the first Maori artist I listened to and I have fell in love with the Maori language and culture, and 8 years in I’m always in love with s Maori culture🙏🏾

[@shoshanahhillman8964]

This song is so beautiful. My daughters and could tell it is a praise song, without translation we can feel the respect, and awe in her voice. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of your culture. God Bless.

[@tuirauhihi6674]

Beautiful connection with your daughters music

[@eramaregordison1146]

I was pregnant with my son when this song came out when he was born he would stop crying, listen then next minute he would be fast asleep.. turns out 6 years later he still loves this song so much

[@gracesutherland2883]

My son's the samr

[@mayreacts8030]

Am from Papua New Guinea but I love Maorian songs and I am mesmerized by the language.

[@anatacioo.deleonjr2375]

There is something in her voice that plays my heart strings when I hear and listen to her sing of her version of the sea and the nature's of God's inner circle of life.its spiritually Beautiful her culture her beautiful way of looking at life as all who lives on tropical islands as we who understand her secrets. Thank you for blessing the Earth with such a wonderful ballot. 😥🎼🕊🎶❤

[@lisamariesimon2939]

Yes im maori myself i listen to this song everyday and even when i sit at the beach.. and play the song while reading a book 📖

[@gotplague]

I lived in Wellington for a couple of years when I was a young man. Maori people are just awesome. Cannibalism jokes aside ;-). But love their pragmatism, devotion to their cultural heritage, and closeness to their families.

[@tanyabauer568]

Sending hugs prays Lv beautiful 🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🌏💓💓💓💓🤗🙏my favourite song

[@gabyduits3132]

Me a sister kiwi , but so far from home I hope to come back !!!! Lots of love from Gaby 😘💋💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@morocot126]

Maori culture similar like our culture from Saudi Arabia all love to maori ppl❤️❤️

[@kinasandwich7624]

Moroco T much love back at you from NZ

[@userjones6829]

I hear this over and over again. My heart fills with love for the sky land and water plus all the citizens of the world. You have brought me to a place of constant prayer for our world Sistar. You shine bright. I see you, feel you, love you. Hugs. ALOHA and Mahalo. Ma Ha Ka Wa Ta Hi

[@mikamoney371]

2023 and still uplifting to the wairua, spirit! Teno Atahua te waiata, Beautiful song!

[@taymacflurry3787]

I guess Im weird...I start to cry the instant I listen to it and I mean crying like a baby and I dont even know what she saying...

[@georgianatodd2908]

Oml but I understand 💘

[@ruaterea1122]

you dont understand the words, but you feel the emotion...much more powerful.. you have an old soul

[@orchidtrust2543]

If you turn on CC in the video, the lyrics are somewhat translated into English. This is a song dedicated to the Maori atua Tangaroa. Spirit of the sea, rivers, lakes, streams. Other Pacific island cultures have a similar demigod. He's the Mana of all creatures who live in the water. His form is sometimes a whale. He controls the tides. He is the Lord of the water and waves. In the lyrics, she hears a warning he sounds about disaster, possibly caused by the way we are not taking care of the earth. Te ararau o Tangaroa, E rere ki te papaurunui.

[@taymacflurry3787]

@@orchidtrust2543 thank you so much 🙏🏼I translated it a while ago but thank you ☺

[@whitneyb2912]

Same.

[@flylikebuterfly]

SHE KILL IT. CANT STOP LISTENING TO IT. WOW!

[@flylikebuterfly]

so elegant & stunning.

[@emmatusi7786]

Tehani Mtm true

[@tetaumanaho4429]

(E himene nehenehe roa teie)i like the maori culturs and their song because is so beautiful,love from tahiti🌺ataahua🥰

[@fredlempaaluhi272]

My Māori brother told me about this song and why it was written. So beautiful that it made me cry. Reasons why we must care for Mother Earth ❤️❤️❤️

[@shelleymiddlebrook1265]

I’m here Feb 27 2021. Anyone still listening to her beautiful waiata (song). Angelic to hear and watch 😇🥰

[@itskarla4u]

This is an absolutely beautiful song. Greetings from the states.

[@machetes]

I dont understand a word but im mesmorized with the voice, the beauty of the land, and her blue dress! Beautiful

[@ngaruwera]

machetes You could always turn on the subtitles for English

[@machetes]

ngaruwera oh! Thanks

[@machetes]

***** i was hoping for the translation. Ill try thanks

[@machetes]

***** thanks so much for this- i like it even more. :-) very kind of you... thanks

[@machetes]

***** hehe you too!

[@connecteddadlife]

Such a beautiful song and opportunity to learn and feel the love and spirit of our ancestor Tagaroa. This song was part of a recent dream I had which helped me to name my youngest son who just so happened to be born a few hours ago on December 1st, 2022. His name Kanaloaakawaimapunaoha’ena or Kanaloa who dealt fresh spring water of Ha’ena (located on Kaua’i island). Mahalo nui sister for sharing your amazing talent.

[@henrycoolen4628]

Nice language, first time i hear it, sounds a bit like Hawaiian that Maori, love hearing languages, especially Tagalog Greetings from Netherlands

[@badtiger7471]

Hahahaha us Polynesian are all related bro

[@BeyondTheMind007]

Brought a tear, I'm so proud to be part maori.

[@penirangi7779]

I'm glade to be Maori aswell

[@elenii_aloesayyye]

Beautiful song!!! I'm Samoan nd also love listening to Maori songs!!! ❤️

[@user-qw8lv1te9i]

Beautiful. Tino ataahua. And proud from the lowlands NuZealand 🎺 🎺🔥💔🌪️😂🤣❤️💂🪖🌍⚔️

[@rencisadventures]

I listened to this so so so so many times so far. Discovered it 2017, few months after I was back from my 14 months travel journey through Australia, Fiji and Tongatapu. What a journey. I become so emotional when I listen to this song and feel such a deep connection with your language Te mau a Tangaroa Te mau a Tangaroa. Your language is so beautiful. 🥰😍🥰I hope I visit one day Tangaroa and learn about your culture. Cheers from Croatia

[@hakipoona837]

my baby is 7 weeks old and when ever i play her this song she instantly becomes calm. iv played it hundreds of times already!lol never fails!! :)

[@DrkRse0788]

same here.

[@TaNiiEle]

homai nga kupu mo tenei waiata ataahua please

[@samanthaadams9590]

Same here 6 months quiet instantly

[@JohnnySH]

Beyond Blue helped me find this wonderful piece of art- just amazing! SZ

[@ceciliafernandez9656]

I travelled to Aotearoa in March 2023...my soul resounded deeply...thanks...

[@spaghettiontoast]

2024 anyone? 🩵

[@karla.Diaz.k.a.t.m.o.o.n]

Aquí , y llorando por esta hermosa canción e interpretación ❤😢 , majestuosa❤

[@unchakunchaa5156]

I'm from Indonesia and I like Maisey voice, the voice from heaven I hope one day I will go to Maori.

[@fuckyofeelings1606]

Maori is a culture in New zealand

[@heminuiraho879]

@@fuckyofeelings1606 in a way, but it would be more pertainant to say Maori are the people from New Zealand.

[@jerryrobinson5163]

So spiritual soul moving. Beautiful lady and beautiful music

[@johnpeterson7988]

This is soothing for the soul, our Tangaroa traditions here in Samoa and across the globe strive to bring our spirituality back, we are NOT religious people but spiritual ones. Tangaroa makes us in tune with every living thing around us. Thank you for this beautiful rendition