Waiata have always played an important part in Maori life. They are recording the deeds of ancestors, calling to a lover or marking the birth of an important child.There are three main types of traditional waiata those are oriori (lullabies), waiata tangi (laments) and waiata aroha (love sing).
I listened to three Maori waiata. They were Pokarekare Ana - love song Paikea - whale rider and Poi E inspirational. My favourite was Poi E. Here are the lyrics in Maori and English.
| E rere ra e taku poi porotiti Tītahataha ra, whakararuraru e Porotakataka rā, poro hurihuri mai Rite tonu ki te tiwaiwaka e Ka parepare ra, pīoioi a Whakahekeheke, e kia korikori e Piki whakarunga ra, ma muinga mai a Taku poi porotiti, taku poi e! Poi E, whakatata mai Poi E, kaua he rerekē Poi E, kia piri mai ki au Poi E, e awhi mai ra Poi E, tāpekatia mai. Poi E, ō tāua aroha - - Poi E - paiheretia ra. POI... TAKU POI, E! | Swing out rhythmically, my feelings lean out beside me, so deceptively. Swing round and down, spin towards me just like a fantail. Swing to the side: swing to and fro zoom down, wriggle, climb up above, swarm around me my whirling emotions, my poi, Yeah! Oh my feelings, draw near, Oh my poi, don't go astray Oh my affections, stick to me Oh my instincts, take care of me Oh my emotions, be entwined around me. Oh poi, our love... Oh poi ...binds. Poi.... my poi, yeah! Poi E Video |
Hitting the high note Playing games.
Maori have traditionally played a wide range of sports and games. Some where made for teaching important skills and others practised as part of ritual and many more enjoyed as pure entertainment.
I read about all 4 of the games and all of them sound and look like fun. I've played one of them and the was ki o rahi. But the game I chose was Poi Rakau.
Poi Rakau
The aim of the game is to hand eye coordination and also increasing confidence around rākau.
Rules
1. IF the thrower in the middle throws with their left hand the catcher has to catch with their right hand and the pass to the person on the right hand side.
2.You must catch/throw the rakau upright.
Hitting the high note Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini
I had to pretend to judge 3 songs from the Te Matatin Maori festivals. Here is what I thought:
1 Te Puku o Te Ika
2Te Iti Kahurangi
3Tamatea Arikinui
I like Te Puku o Te Ika the best because it sound beautiful because they were all sing in harmony and I also like their costumes. I also like it how the man came out and said some sort of prayer.
I did really like it because it was slow and sort of boring.
Some facts came from the Te Ara encyclopedia of New Zealand.
Hi Braeden,
ReplyDeleteYou have been doing some great work on this project. I totally agree agree with you about the waiata - I definitely enjoyed Poi E also, it certainly sounded good at our final prizegiving.
Keep up the great work.
Mrs H
Kia Ora Braeden,
ReplyDelete(And hello Mrs H),
I see that you've now placed all three activities in to one blog post, well done! I've seen this happening in other clusters across New Zealand and I think it's really great. It helps keep everything orderly, however maybe next time you can make sure your titles say which day of which week you've done, for example: "Week 1, Day 4: Hitting a High Note"
This will show up in your tabs under your blog archive to our right, and will be much easier to navigate.
I'll start with Activity One: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart.
I'm really impressed that you've picked Poi E— a classic! I really like how you've provided us with the Te Reo Māori version, the translated version, AND the Patea Māori Club version. Well done!
The 80's looked like a magical place.
I see Mrs H has mentioned you had Poi E at your final prize giving? That's awesome! Did you sing along?
Activity Two: Playing Games.
Ka pai for telling us about Poi Rākau, that's my favourite game too! We used to play it with shorter Rākau when I was in school. However, my school could only afford magazines, which we wrapped up tightly.
You mention Ki O Rahi; have you ever played that competitively?
Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals - Matatini.
Well done on ranking these three performances and for providing us with really great and informed explanations as to why you've given them the ranking that you have. I like how you've ranked 1 and 2 closely together, complimenting them both on for being sung in harmony.
Have you ever seen Kapa Haka performances live?
Keep up the great mahi,
Cheers,
Jordan