The waiata I have chose is called te aho mai ra. This is a very nice waiata. I was going to choose Poi E or Tutira mai nga iwi. I chose te aho mai ra because the lyrics are very graceful. There were a heap of songs to chose but te aho mai ra was the best for me. If I was to rate is from 1st - 3rd it will be, Tiaho Mai ra 1st - Poi E 2nd , Tutira mai nga iwi 3rd. You can search these waiata's on google. Here is a link if you want to listen to the waiata - 
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The lyrics of this waiata is:
| Tiaho mai rā Te whetu o te ata
 Kopu i te ao,
 Pareārau i te pō
 Ka tu te ao marama
 he ao hara
 Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
 Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
 E kore te aroha,
 E kaupare noa
 Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.
 Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.
 
 Tiaho mai rā
 Te whetu o te ata
 Kopu i te ao,
 Pareārau i te pō
 Ka tu he o marama
 he ahara
 Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
 Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau
 | 
 
Hi Fau,
ReplyDeleteRuby here from the Summer Learning Journey team.
Great work! I like how you have picked a top three. It can be tricky to just pick one favourite!
This is beautiful waiata. Good choice! I wonder what the lyrics mean. Could you translate them into English to help me understand? I only know a little Maori so can pick up on words sometimes but would love to know what the whole thing meant!
Cheers,
Ruby.