Maori action songs : words and music, action and instruction/

[Kowhaiwhai]

Previous ed. 1966, by Alan Armstrong and Reupean Ngata. -Tena koutou and Haere mai e hoa ma -- Whakarongo mai e nga iwi -- Nga tama Maori tatou e -- Anei ra nga hoia -- Ha! haere mai -- Hoki mai ra ki te kainga -- Powhiritia ra e nga taitamariki -- Me he manu rere -- Tahi nei taru kino -- E pari ra -- Uia mai koia -- Paikea -- E waka e -- Te Ope Tuatahi -- Pa mai to roe aroha -- Arohaina mai e te Kingi nui -- E te Hokowhitu-a-Tu -- Kua rongorongo hoki ahau -- Two chants: Takiri and Ka ru ka ru -- Haere ra e hoa ma -- Maringi noa nga roimata -- E rere ra te Matangi -- Uia mai koia -- Hoea ra te waka nei -- Toia mai, toia mai -- Poi waka -- Haka: Kumekumea -- Hoia o te Hahi -- Au, e Ihu, tirohia -- E te Atua, ko Koe nei ra. -Tena koutou and Haere mai e hoa ma -- Whakarongo mai e nga iwi -- Nga tama Maori tatou e -- Anei ra nga hoia -- Ha! haere mai -- Hoki mai ra ki te kainga -- Powhiritia ra e nga taitamariki -- Me he manu rere -- Tahi nei taru kino -- E pari ra -- Uia mai koia -- Paikea -- E waka e -- Te Ope Tuatahi -- Pa mai to roe aroha -- Arohaina mai e te Kingi nui -- E te Hokowhitu-a-Tu -- Kua rongorongo hoki ahau -- Two chants: Takiri and Ka ru ka ru -- Haere ra e hoa ma -- Maringi noa nga roimata -- E rere ra te Matangi -- Uia mai koia -- Hoea ra te waka nei -- Toia mai, toia mai -- Poi waka -- Haka: Kumekumea -- Hoia o te Hahi -- Au, e Ihu, tirohia -- E te Atua, ko Koe nei ra. -The action song is a modern addition to Maori performing arts, pioneered in the early twentieth century by Sir Apirana Ngata. Almost a century after it first appeared, the waiata kori (action song) is flourishing among kapa haka groups up and down Aotearoa. Maori action songs is the classic introduction to this distinctive art form- ideal for teachers, groups or individuals. This new, totally revised edition presents a concise introduction to the important elements of the songs, and outlines in simple terms 30 songs for different occasions with words, music and actions described in text and diagrams.

Tena koutou and Haere mai e hoa ma -- Whakarongo mai e nga iwi -- Nga tama Maori tatou e -- Anei ra nga hoia -- Ha! haere mai -- Hoki mai ra ki te kainga -- Powhiritia ra e nga taitamariki -- Me he manu rere -- Tahi nei taru kino -- E pari ra -- Uia mai koia -- Paikea -- E waka e -- Te Ope Tuatahi -- Pa mai to roe aroha -- Arohaina mai e te Kingi nui -- E te Hokowhitu-a-Tu -- Kua rongorongo hoki ahau -- Two chants: Takiri and Ka ru ka ru -- Haere ra e hoa ma -- Maringi noa nga roimata -- E rere ra te Matangi -- Uia mai koia -- Hoea ra te waka nei -- Toia mai, toia mai -- Poi waka -- Haka: Kumekumea -- Hoia o te Hahi -- Au, e Ihu, tirohia -- E te Atua, ko Koe nei ra.

The action song is a modern addition to Maori performing arts, pioneered in the early twentieth century by Sir Apirana Ngata. Almost a century after it first appeared, the waiata kori (action song) is flourishing among kapa haka groups up and down Aotearoa. Maori action songs is the classic introduction to this distinctive art form- ideal for teachers, groups or individuals. This new, totally revised edition presents a concise introduction to the important elements of the songs, and outlines in simple terms 30 songs for different occasions with words, music and actions described in text and diagrams.