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STAN WALKER- He Kākano Āhau - OUT NOW - new single I AM from the AVA DUVERNAY film "Origin"
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Hohepa Tamehana
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He kākano āhau
I ruia mai i Rangiātea
And I can never be lost
I am a seed, born of greatness
Descended from a line of chiefs
He kākano āhau
Ki hea rā au e hitekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu āhau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho
Tōku reo, tōku māpihi maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
Ka tū ana āhau
Ka ūhia au e ōku tipuna
My pride I will show
That you may know who I am
I am a warrior, a survivor
He mōrehu āhau
Ki hea rā āu e hītekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i āhau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho
Tōku reo, tōku mapihi maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
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Hohepa Tamehana
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![Listen to Aotearoa (Maori Language Week 2014) [feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika] by Stan Walker, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music124/v4/a4/a8/a0/a4a8a022-b65a-dc85-0440-5e9a8433e67e/886444733915.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Aotearoa (Maori Language Week 2014) [feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika] by Stan Walker, see lyrics, music video & more!")
