We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Pū Harakeke

from Bird Like Men by Tararua

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

      name your price

     

about

nitially written by Ariana for a Homebirth Conference in Ōtautahi, this waiata is about the importance of having a strong whānau unit, basing this on the metaphor of the harakeke plant, which has parent and grandparent outer leaves that protect the inner leaf, in this case, our children. It also talks about the need to care for our mothers.

lyrics

Te rito, te rito
Ko te manawa, ko te manawa,
Ko te manawa o te whānau

He ōrite te whānau ki te pūharakeke

Te matua, te matua
Whakamarua, whakamarua
Hei awhi mō te rito

He ōrite te whānau ki te pūharakeke

Te hākui te whare takata
Kā reaka e whai ake nei
Whakamarua, kā here takata

He ōrite te whānau ki te pūharakeke

Whakaruruhia te rito
Manaakihia te rito
Kia hua, kia pūāwai

The rito (inner leaf of the harakeke) is the heart of the whānau

The whānau is like the harakeke cluster

The father
Protect and embrace the rito (baby)

The mother is the house of the people
The generations yet to come
Protect the rope of humanity (whakapapa)

The whānau is like the harakeke cluster

Protect the rito
Nourish the rito
So it will flourish and bloom

credits

from Bird Like Men, released July 19, 2021

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Oro Records Wellington, New Zealand

Oro records: a virtual ātea where the voices of taoka pūoro and the oro that feeds them combine, to wānaka, and share the gift of sound woven into the world around us.

contact / help

Contact Oro Records

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Oro Records, you may also like: