was the song I selected to sing in the 2008 NZ Gold Guitar Awards 40+ NZ composition this was my first song & I received a Highly Commended Award for this.
The bridge in this song is a metaphor for the social structure which keeps different cultures in any country joined together.
Deane (Dean) Waretini Jr. was the first to sing it.
Taku aroha – i aue, i aue –
Ki nga pou1 o te piriti
Äki, pakia mai rau
E nga tai2 kaha ra e
Pukepuke, i aue
Nga roimata e aku kamo
I rite ki te ngaru
Whati3 mai, whati mai
I waho e, whati mai. My concern -truly, truly –
is for the pillars of the bridge.
pounded, beaten, a hundred times
by the strong tides there
rising and falling, oh.
The tears in my eyes
are like the waves,
welling up, and spilling over here,
while outside, (the waves are also) breaking.
Spoken
“My concern is for the piles4 of the bridge,
constantly pounded by the strong tides. The tears well up in my eyes They are like the waves that break without.”
…e nga tai kaha ra e
Pukepuke, i aue
Nga roimata e aku kamo
I rite ki te ngaru
Whati mai, whati mai
I waho e, whati mai. … by the strong tides there
rising and falling, oh.
The tears in my eyes
are like the waves,
welling up, and spilling over here,
while outside, (the waves are also) breaking
This information is available from the website listed below
NEW ZEALAND
FOLK * SONG
http://folksong.org.nz/songlist.html#P
The above website should be declared a National Treasure
Loaded Gunz Duet NZ 