Haere rā e hine

Sung by a young man to a young lady upon her departure.

Haere rā e hine

Action Song

(Maori)

Haere rā e hine
Ki Rarotonga*
Ki reira noho ai
Kaua rā e hine
E wareware
Ko au tō tau pūmau.

Go Little Darling

Action Song

(English)

Go little darling
To Rarotonga*
Stay there
Little darling, don't
Forget
Me your faithful love.

Haere rā e hine

Go Little Darling

Action Song

(Maori)

(English)

Haere rā e hine
Ki Rarotonga*
Ki reira noho ai
Kaua rā e hine
E wareware
Ko au tō tau pūmau.

Go little darling
To Rarotonga*
Stay there
Little darling, don't
Forget
Me your faithful love.

Notes

*Some versions have this line as "ki Mokoia". Rarotonga is the biggest island in the Cooks Islands. Mokoia is a settlement on the North Island of New Zealand.

About the Lyrics:

Haere ra - also means "farewell" or "goodbye" and is said to someone who is departing.
Hine – literally a young female person, usually a girl or teenager, but also refers to a young unmarried woman.

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Translated by Lisa.

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