Ki ngā iwi o te motu
O te ao whānui
A E I O U
Anei tētahi waiata
Nā Wi Te Tau Huata
O Ngāti Kahungunu
A, E, I, O, U
A, E, I, O, U
Piko piko piko piko piko piko
Toro piko
Toro toro toro toro toro toro
Piko toro
A Haka mana para tawa ngā whā
E Heke mene pere tewe ngē whē
I Hiki mini piri tiwi ngī whī
O Hoko mono poro towo ngō whō
A E I O U
U Huku munu puru tuwu ngū whū
(Repeat)
Piko piko piko piko piko toro
Toro toro toro toro toro piko
Piko Toro piko toro
toro toro piko
(Repeat)
A, E, I, O, U
A, E, I, O, U
Piko piko piko piko piko piko
Toro piko
Toro toro toro toro toro toro
Piko toro
(repeat)
To the people and tribes of the Land
And indeed the whole world
A E I O U
Here is one of the songs
Composed by Wi Te Tau Huata
Of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe
(The rest of the song has no real
translation and was composed to help
people learn and practise Māori
pronunciation since 1955
when it was composed
by Canon Wī Te Tau Huata.
It is a fun song that has actions
indicated by the words
‘piko’, to clench the hands into a fist and
‘toro’, to extend all fingers outward)
Te Manu - Lyrics
(click a title to view the lyrics)
1. Te Manu
2. Te Kaitoronui
3. Noho ake au
4. Ko Wai Koe?
5. AEIOU
6. he kakano ahau
7. Pipi tui
8. ka mea
9. e kore e hokia
10. e ko
Arrangement - Karl Teariki
Vocals - Tangaroa Teariki, Te Manea Teariki
AEIOU
Canon Wī Te Tau Huata