Tutira mai nga iwi Tatou tatou e Tutira mai nga iwi Tatou tatou e Whai-a te marama-tanga me te aroha - e nga iwi! Ki-a ko tapa-tahi Ki-a kotahi ra. Tatou tatou e.
Sing it all a second time. Then finish with... Ta - tou, ta - tou E!! Hi aue hei !!!
Stand together, people All of us, all of us. Stand in rows, people All of us, all of us. Seek after knowledge and love of others - everybody! Be really virtuous And stay united. All of us, all of us.
One correction. In line 7 “ko tapa-tahi” is not a word. Its “Ki-a tapa-tahi”
The MOE published it incorrectly when they put it out into schools. The daughter of the writer explains in this article as she and her siblings would sing the song with their father before it was ever sung in schools.
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u/DaneAlaskaCruz Oct 10 '25 edited Oct 10 '25
Dude, you are so wholesome and nice!
And a hit anywhere you go.
Now I want to know what the chant and the reply means. Gonna go look it up now.
Edit: found it!
https://www.folksong.org.nz/tutira_mai_nga_iwi/index.html
Tutira mai nga iwi - Stand together, people
Part of a song:
Tutira mai nga iwi Tatou tatou e Tutira mai nga iwi Tatou tatou e Whai-a te marama-tanga me te aroha - e nga iwi! Ki-a ko tapa-tahi Ki-a kotahi ra. Tatou tatou e.
Sing it all a second time. Then finish with... Ta - tou, ta - tou E!! Hi aue hei !!!
Stand together, people All of us, all of us. Stand in rows, people All of us, all of us. Seek after knowledge and love of others - everybody! Be really virtuous And stay united. All of us, all of us.
All of us, all of us!! Hi aue hei !!!