Te Maurea Whiritoi | Whakawātea | 2016 | Te Hāro o te Kāhu

Whakawātea of Te Maurea Whiritoi from the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition in Hastings 2016.
Lyrics composed by Toti West.
Tune composed by Pourewa Ruri-Clarke, Tiara Avega, Jaedyn Randell and Te Whānau Pani Potts.
KUPU
Tākiri ko te ata
Ka ao, ka awatea
Tērā te kāhu
E hāro ana i te pae
I te tōnga o te rā
Ka oki atu e
Pēnei i a mātou
E hoki nei e
Ahakoa ngā kōripo marama
Nāu te rangitauārire i whakawhiti mai e
Heretaunga hāro o te kāhu
Tēnā koutou katoa
Tēnei te kāhu e hārewa nei
Keo, keo, kā, karehā
Taukumekume ana ngā hau tūpararā a Tāwhiri-rangi
Ko Uanui, Uaroa, Uawhatu e
Ko te aopakarea
Hikohiko te uira
Papā te whaititiri
Rū ana tōku ao hakahaka e
Tākina te tūāumuiterangi
Waerea te whakaarahau
Poua te tatau pounamu ki tōku ao hakahaka
Keo, keo kā karehā
Waerea, waerea ngā ao pōuriuri
Kia hoka atu au ki tōku kōpū mānia e
Tiripou, tapakō
Tiripou, tapakō
Ā! Tau te ihiihi
Tau te wanawana
Ki Waikato e
Ka tau hā whakatau
Keo, keo, kā, karehā
LYRICS
At the break of dawn
There soars the hawk
On the horizon
At the setting of the sun
It returns to its home
Like us
Making our return now
Despite all the story weather
You have caused a beautifully calm day to shine
The Hastings region, gleaned through the eyes of the soaring hawk, thank you all
This here is the hawk taking flight
The violent winds of Tāwhiri-rangi collide
'Tis terrible rain, long continued rain, fierce hail storms
Here are the clouds of thunderstorms
'Tis the flashing of lighting
The powerful thunder
My world of haka is shaking
Recite the incantation that deprives wind of its power
Clear the winds that others have created for their own favour
Bring ever-lasting peace into my world of haka
Clear the darkened clouds
So that I may soar to my fertile lands
Swooping, descending
Swooping, descending
Settling with all my power
Upon Waikato
It is done!

[@BoarhideGaming]

What a powerful performance of a powerful song, at least from what I can gather from the translation! These young people are amazing at what they do