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Delma has collected a great variety of recordings over the years and now has put 150-plus on Youtube with karaoke-style lyrics. Of Ngati Kahungunu descent, she has old waiata that she grew up with in the East Coast, and Tainui waiata from her time at Temple View in Hamilton, plus some from CCNZ where Uncle Tommy Taurima was her kapa haka tutor. There are songs from her mother's own group and a few Ngapuhi waiata that her step dad from Northland loves to sing. There are 1960s Maori dance band versions of popular songs. And as a member of the Maori Womens Welfare League, she has some older waiata from the kuia there.

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Hoea Hoea Ra	Keep the boats moving onwards	communal encouragement
Hoea hoea ra	paddle together become strong	communal encouragement
Kua tae mai nei matou	Arise, Tuwhatoa people!	communal encouragement
Purea Nei	a cappella solo female version	communal encouragement
Toia Mai Te Waka Nei	All help implement the Treaty	communal encouragement
Toia Mai te Waka Nei	stilted Hawaian band version	communal encouragement
Toro Mai	give me your hand	communal encouragement
Whakarongo Ake Au	Northlanders, spread the treasured love	communal encouragement
Nga Puawai o Ngapuhi	We are the fruits of your efforts	communal love
Tai Aroha	Love is a gushing spring of water	communal love
Tu Whenua	Tui Teka greeting all his relatives	communal love
Kua Rongorongo	Listen to me	communal love
Maku E Mihi Atu	Good wishes to you	communal love
Aku Mai	Share the task of retaining our traditions	cultural taonga
E Minaka Ana	Speak Maori proudly!	cultural taonga
E Nga Matua	a call to ancestors for guidance	cultural taonga
Hutia te Rito	Don't pull out the central flax leaf!	cultural taonga
Kiko	birds as cultural reminders	cultural taonga
Ko Maatou	touching the treasures	cultural taonga
Ma Wai Ra	Deliver truth, justice and love	cultural taonga
Pipiri hononga Mareikura	Finding an old greenstone adze	cultural taonga
Tahu Potiki	calling to ancestoral mountain and canoe	cultural taonga
Tangihia	teach us young people our traditions	cultural taonga
Te Arawa E	Remember your ancestors' great deeds	cultural taonga
Te Hokinga Mai	Return of Te Maori ehibits from USA	cultural taonga
Tenei au	Seeking the baskets of wisdom	cultural taonga
Whakarongo	Listen to the Maori language	cultural taonga
He Kakano Ahau	I am a windblown seed born to greatness	encouraging young people
Kia Kaha ra Tainui	Be strong you Tainui youngsters	encouraging young people
Nga Whakatupuranga	applaud young people who strive	encouraging young people
E Tipu E Rea	grow up young plant, and become wise	encouraging young people
Po Atarau	Now is the hour	farewell
Po Atarau	Maori dance band version	farewell
Arohaina Mai	Show compassion	farewell
He Konei Ra	Farewell! (Poi E musical)	farewell
Karu Karu	I've caught a big fish!	fishing song
Haere Mai	welcome	greeting
Haere Mai	welcome	greeting
Ka Pioioi		greeting
Ngoi Ngoi	love song	Honoring composer of "Poi E"
Hitara Waha Huka	Hitler foaming at the mouth	humour
Puha and Pakeha	a favourite meal.	humour
Aue te aroha	"Oh the love"	hymn
E Ihoa	Lord, listen to the cries of the people	hymn
E te Ariki	"Lord, listen to us"	hymn
E Te Atua Aroha Mai	Love the Lord forever	hymn
E Te Tamaiti	Son of the Father look forth	hymn
E to matou Matua	The Lord's prayer	hymn
Ehara I Te Mea	Love is not a new thing	hymn
He Honore	Honour and glory to God	hymn
Homai	Give me the water of life	hymn
Inoi Koe	You pray to God	hymn
Io Mata Ngaro	Io-of-the-Hidden-Face	hymn
Ka Waiata ki Maria	Let's sing to Mary	hymn
Kia Tau		hymn
Ko Koe te Ariki	You are the Lord	hymn
Mo Maria	hymn to Mary	hymn
Nga Whakamoemiti	Praise and give thanks to Jesus	hymn
Te Atua	Hayford's Majesty!	hymn
Wairua Tapu	Come Holy Spirit	hymn
Whakapono	Have faith	hymn
Whakaria Mai	Show your cross to me Lord	hymn
Ka Haku Au		hymn
E Pa Moe Roa	Waiata Tangi - rise up from your long sleep	lament
E Pare Ra	stirring WW1 lament	lament
Hoki Hoki Tonu Mai	remembering dead lover	lament
Hui Uenga Tangata	tears well up from my eyes	lament
Kua Tangihia Ra Koutou	We have grieved for you	lament
Moe Iho Ahau	As I slept last night	lament
Moe Ma Ra	e te huinga mate	lament
Penei Tonu Ai	old man's lament	lament
Rimurimu	Grieving for a dead child	lament
Tama Ngakau Marie	funeral hymn	lament
Akoako O Te Rangi	Dreaming of love	love song
Awhi mai ra e hine	Cuddle me honey!	love song
Blue Smoke	goes drifting by into the deep blue sky	love song
E Papa Waiari	O darling come back to me	love song
E Rere Taku Poi	Swing out, my poi!	love song
He Putiputi koe	you're a flower waiting to plucked	love song
Hoki Hoki Tonu Mai	happy 1920s version	love song
Ko Au He Manu	I am a bird, ready to fly	love song
Kua A Tipu Ra		love song
Matangi	Sailing away	love song
Maumahara Noa	Remember when	love song
Me He Manu Rere	Maori dance band version	love song
Pakete Whero	red scarf love tryst	love song
Po Atarau	Now is the hour	love song
Pokarekare Ana	I'll love you until I die darling	love song
Putiputi Kaneihara E	Like a pretty carnation	love song
Tahi Nei Taru Kino	I'm lovesick	love song
Terina	My precious young child	love song
Hine e Hine	Hush now baby	lullaby
E Rona E	Where's Rona? On the moon!	myth
Paikea	the whale rider	mythic history
E Tama	by Nohomaiterangi	Ngati Porou?
Tangitangi a kiwa		old chant
Nau mai E Tama!	karakia of Tuhoto-Ariki c1500	old chant
Pinepine te Kura	"Tiny treasure"	old chant
Te Pou	structures in the meeting-house	old chant
Maringi Noa	Flowing freely are the tears	separated lovers
Hoea Hoea Ra	sail the seven canoes	tribal history
Whakatarurangi ake	old chant, Always promise.	traditional chant
E Arawa Takitimu	ancient alliance	tribal history
E Noho E Ata	Paddle your waka to Ngaruawahia	tribal history
E Pa To Hau	Evicted from Waikato lands	tribal history
Hineamaru	humble Hokianga leader	tribal history
Hone Heke	chopping down that flagpole	tribal history
Kaore te po nei	land court chant	tribal history
Ko nga waka enei	seven great canoes, chant	tribal history
Kotiro Maori	Kahungunu woos Rongomaiwahine	tribal history
Rerenga Wairua	Ueoneone married Reitu	tribal history
Taniwha Rau O Tainui	A hundred chiefs on the river	tribal history
Te Ara Whanaunga	the path of my relatives	tribal history
Tirama Mai	Radiant is your beauty, Rongomaiwahine!	tribal history
Tu Mai Awa	launching chant of Takitimu in Tahiti	tribal history
Waikato te awa	A canoe trip up the Waikato river	tribal history
E kiwi E	soldiers away in WW2	tribute to soldiers
E Te Hokowhitu a Tu	honouring Maori battalion	tribute to soldiers
Karangatia ra	for returning WW2 soldiers	tribute to soldiers
Tomo Mai E Tama Mai	return of Maori battalion	tribute to soldiers
Whakarongo ake au	Tui-tuia, bind together	unity
Haere Mai Ki Maniapoto E	Welcome to the King Country	welcome
Nau Mai Piki Mai	welcome everybody	welcome
Pa Mai	Maori dance band version	welcome
Piki Mai Kake Mai Haere Mai	(no words on video)	welcome
E Para A Ti Tako	Clear away the fallen cabbge tree leaves	What's this?
Ka Pu Te Ruha	Bundle up the shabby old coat	What's this?
Taku Rakau E	my tree reaching up to the sky	What's this?
Ka Panapana	my heart is throbbing	woman's haka