Whaikōrero

(album: Tū - 2018)

[Māori:]

I te tau kotahi mano, waru rau, ono tekau ma whā, kua tae mai nga hoariri ki Tauranga Moana
He taua a Kuīni Wikitoria nga hoariri
I tino maha nga toa tauiwi
Ko General Cameron te rangatira o tera atu taua; te taua o Ingarangi
Ko tana kaupapa, te pēhipēhi nga iwi Maori
Ka whakautu nga iwi mai te whakahuihui i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina
Ko Ngaiterangi, ko Ngāti Pūkenga, ko Ngāti Ranginui, ko Ngāti Pikiao hoki
Kei waenganui o nga iwi, i tū ana tā māua tupuna, ko Te Aho Aho tōna ingoa

[English translation:]

In 1864, hostile forces arrived at Tauranga harbour
These enemies were an army sent by Queen Victoria
The foreign troops were many in number
General Cameron was the leader of the army; this army from England
His mission was to suppress the Maori tribes
The people responded by assembling on the hilltop at Pukehinahina
There were warriors from Ngaiterangi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pikiao
Amongst them stood our great great great grandfather, Te Aho Aho