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E papä Waiari
O Elder Waiari
Children's Song
(Maori)
1. E papä Waiari, taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi, he tuku roimata
Chorus:
Ë aue, ka mate au; E hine hoki mai rä
Ë aue, ka mate au; E hine hoki mai rä
2. Mäku e kaute öhïkoitanga
Mäku e kaute öhïkoitanga
Chorus
Children's Song
(English)
1. O elder Waiari my habit has been
My habit has been to shed tears
Chorus:
Alas I will die; oh girl, return to me
Alas I will die; oh girl, return to me
2. I will count your footsteps
I will count your footsteps
Chorus
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John Archer, of a site called New Zealand Folk Song, wrote me, "Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world learn the Maori stick tossing song 'E Papa Waiari'." According to his site, this is a stick game (Tï Räkau). These games consist of the rhythmic throwing and catching of sticks from person to person."
It's easier to see the game to understand it. I'm posting some YouTube videos below. Please email me if there's a problem with the videos...
I like this video because you can hear the lyrics...
This video has slow parts, so you can learn how to play the stick game (though it gets silly at times):
Here are more Maori Stick Games/Dances:
Many thanks to John Archer for allowing me to use this song from his site and for providing the music. Thanks also to Maori Images for permission to use the Maori divider images.
Ka pai!