| Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga E rima ngā manu i te rākau rā I rere mai tētahi ki te kōrero mai nā Ko wai rā te manu? |
Walking in the forest and what
did I see I saw five birds perched in a tree One flew over to ask of me Who is the bird that I would be? |
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Ko tōku ingoa ko Pūkeko He whero ōku ngutu Te tuarā he pango Kua tae te wā kia kī e noho rā E hia ngā manu e mahue ana? Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru, ka whā... Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga E whā ngā manu i te rākau rā I rere mai tētahi ki te kōrero mai nā Ko wai rā te manu? |
My name is Pukeko My lips are red and my back is black. Now the time has come to say goodbye How many birds are left behind? One, two, three, four... Walking further in the forest what did I see I saw four birds perched in a tree One flew over to ask of me Who is the bird that I would be? |
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Ko tōku ingoa ko Ruru He manu haere pō Ka moe mō te rā katoa Kua tae te wā kia kī e noho rā E hia ngā manu e mahue ana? Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru... Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga E toru ngā manu i te rākau rā I rere mai tētahi ki te kōrero mai nā Ko wai rā te manu? |
My name is Morepork I'm a bird that comes out at night and sleeps for the whole day Now the time has come to say goodbye How many birds are left behind? One, two, three... Walking further in the forest what did I see I saw three birds perched in a tree One flew over to ask of me Who is the bird that I would be? |
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Ko tōku ingoa ko Kea He manu karera Me te whakatoi e Kua tae te wā kia kī e noho rā E hia ngā manu e mahue ana? Ka tahi, ka rua.. Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga E rua ngā manu i te rākau rā I rere mai tētahi ki te kōrero mai nā Ko wai rā te manu? |
My name is Kea I'm a bird of prey that is so cheeky Now the time has come to say goodbye How many birds are left behind? One, two... Walking further in the forest what did I see I saw two birds perched in a tree One flew over to ask of me Who is the bird that I would be? |
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| Ko tōku ingoa ko Tūī He manu korihi He manu tīoriori Kua tae te wā kia kī e noho rā E hia ngā manu e mahue ana? Ka tahi... Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga Kōtahi te manu i te rākau rā I hīkoi mai ia ki te kōrero mai nā Ko wai rā te manu? |
My name is Tūī I sing in choruses so loud and resounding Now the time has come to say goodbye How many birds are left? Just one... Walking further in the forest what did I see I saw one bird standing by a tree He walked over to ask of me Who is the bird that I would be? |
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Ko tōku ingoa ko Kiwi He manu ngutu roa He manu rerekore Kua tae te wā kia kī e noho rā E hia ngā manu e mahue ana? Korekau! |
My name is Kiwi I'm a bird with a long beak A bird that can't fly Now the time has come to say goodbye How many birds are left? None! |
| Hīkoi ana i te wao me taku kitenga Korekau ngā manu i te rākau rā Kia hoki mai ngā manu ki te kōrero mai nā? Ā tōna wā ka kitea. |
Walking
further in the forest what did
I see No birds at all are perched in the tree Will the birds come back and talk to me? In time it will be seen. |
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New words for me. Tuara - an animal's back.
Mahue - left behind
Whakatoi - cheeky Tīoriori - loud, echoing Taku kitenga - literally 'my seen',
or in
colloquial English 'my observation was', 'what I saw was'.
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