Kiwi Songs - Maori Songs - Home A lament by a grieving mother for her daughter who is separated from her. He wawata i nga rangi nei I nga po roroa nei Kia kite a i a koe E taku tumanako E rere ra e nga kapua Whaia te tau kei (w)hea E kore rawa e mutu te aroha i ahau e. Nga purei kohu e mamao nei I waho o Maketu1 Mōhou ra e hine. Kei (w)hea ra koe? Mā wai ra koe E whakahoki mai? Ma nga tai e haruru nei I waho o Rangiuru. He moemoeā, he wawata Me kite wairua A yearning these days and through these long nights that I may see you my desire. I wish to fly on the clouds pursue my loved one to wherever she is For never will it be ended the love that is within me. The distant patches of cloud far beyond Maketu are for you girl. Where are you? Who will bring you back here? Let the raging tides do so outside Rangiuru. A dream, a yearning to see you in spirit form. 1. Maketu is the bay where the Arawa people came ashore from Hawaiki. This indicates that the daughter has returned to these ancestors. In other words, she is dead. He Wawata was first recorded by Ana Hato in the 1950s, and about a dozen times since. It has a rather complex tune, with no verses repeated. It is an artist's song, not a folk tune. It is on Jade Eru's 2001 CD "The Maori Heart." Lyrics of some of this CD's other songs can be found by clicking below. Hoki Hoki I Pare Ra (sic) Hine e Hine Po Ata Rau (sic) Po Karekare Ana (sic) Matangi This CD's song titles are usually written as E Pari Ra, Po Atarau and Pokarekare Ana. Kiwi Songs - Maori Songs - Home Published on web for Arnika Lucka of Poland, 1 June 2006, small screen 2021