te manu - lyrics
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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
Pīpī Tui
I te ngahere noa
Kaua rā e ngaro atu
Moe toa, moemoeā rā
Moemoeā ā muri nei
Tāwhitinui, te reo i rongo au
Ki raro i te miro
Me waiata tōu waiata
E waiata, ka ora
Pīpī Tui
I te ngahere noa
Kaua rā e ngaro atu
Moe toa, moemoeā rā
Moemoeā ā muri nei
Moe toa, moemoeā rā
Moemoeā ā muri nei
Instrumental
Pīpī Tui
I te ngahere noa
Kaua rā e ngaro atu
Moe toa, moemoeā rā
Moemoeā ā muri nei
Kaua koe e titiro mai
Titiro taea ki au
Mamae aroha i te ao
Kaore tāua e moemoe e
Pīpī Tui
I te ngahere noa
Kaua rā e ngaro atu
Moe toa, moemoeā rā
Moemoeā ā muri nei
Little tui
In the forest free
Don’t you ever fade away
Dreamer dreaming
Dream a life away
I hear you voice
So far away in the miro tree
Come sing your song
A song of love, a merry tune of life
Little tui
In the forest free
Don’t you ever fade away
Sleep brave one, sleep away
Dream forever more
Sleep brave one, sleep away
Dream forever more
Instrumental
Little tui
In the forest free
Don’t you ever fade away
Dreamer dreaming
Dream a life away
Close your eyes and keep from harms way
Look what it’s done for me
Pain and sorrow fill the world
There’ll be sleep less nights for you and I
Little tui
In the forest free
Don’t you ever fade away
Sleep brave one, sleep away
Dream forever more
Arrangement - Karl Teariki
Vocals - Te Manea Teariki, Kahukura Teariki
Pīpī Tui
Mahia Blackmore