One of the many joys of living in New Zealand is the rich cultural heritage and underlying spiritual values of the Maori people. For me, ‘E Te Ariki’ captures the essence of the spirituality of this country. I hope that you get a few moments to take the time to listen.
For anyone who feels that they need to know the meaning of a song to really enjoy it I set out the translation – although for me the essence of this song needs no translation.
E te Ariki, Whakarongo mai ra ki a matou, E te Ariki, Titiro mai ra ki a matou, Tenei matou, O tamariki, E whakapono ana matou, Ki a koe Aue! Aue! Te Matua te Tamaiti .Wairua tapu e.
Oh lord, listen to us. Oh lord, look at us. This is us, your children. We believe in you. The father, and the son and Holy Spirit.
4 comments
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing this.
Bon
Thanks Bon,
I certainly found it very moving. Looking forwards to reading your new book when it comes out later in the year as well – maybe you would like to put up a posting about it at some stage 🙂
g
Kapai,Very nice singing and beautiful guitar work.
We hope to take this waitata to India in a choir to sing to Our Spiritual teacher Sathya Sai Baba,we will sing 4 or 5 other waiata all in Maori to him as well.
Kia Ora.
Arohanui David
Wow – Sai Baba! That should be some trip. Thanks for leaving a comment on this blog.
Graham
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