Tutira Mai Nga Iwi

Three years ago TODAY I left for New Zealand. You can read all about my New Zealand adventures at my blog: Where Toilets Flush the Other Way.
This is a Maori song I learned when I was living in New Zealand. You can find the sheet music here.

A
Tūtira mai ngā iwi Line up together, people
D A
Tātou tātou e All of us, all of us.

Tūtira mai ngā iwi Stand in rows, people
B7 E7
Tātou tātou e All of us, all of us.

A
Whai-a te marama-tanga Seek after knowledge
D A
me te aroha - e ngā iwi! and love of others - everybody!
D
Ki-a k' tapa-tahi, 1 Think as one,

A
Ki-a ko-tahi rā. Act as one.

E7 A
Tātou tātou e. All of us, all of us.

(Sing it all a second time.)
Then finish with...

D E7 A
Tā - tou, tā - tou E!! All of us, all of us.

Hi aue hei !!!

Waka Waka - Shakira

This is the Shakira's song "Waka Waka" that was used as the World Cup song for 2010.

The non-English portions of this song are mostly African and are pulled from another older song: Zamina.

"Zamina" or "Zangalewa" was a 1986 hit song originally done by an African group called Golden Sounds. This song pays tribute to African skirmishers during WW2. This is an excellent pump up song for policemen, boy scouts, sports and training. (I gathered this info from this website)

Detailed translation
Za / mine / mine / hé hé. in other pronunciation (Zar ou Zak mine mine)
Come / you / you / he he. (Literal translation)
Come, come (translation adapted)

Wa / ka.
You-ti-action. (Literal translation)
you do. (Translation adapted)

za / an / ga / le / wa /
who / have / do action / called / you / (literal translation)
Who called you? (Translation adapted)

Ana / wam / ha / ha
com / yo-me / himself / herself (literally)
me, yeah (translation adapted)

Yang / hé hé
Waiting / hé hé


Full display translated
Come, come hé hé
you do, you do hé hé
Come, come
Who called you?
yes, I am
hé hé expected
hé hé expected
Come, come
Who called you?
yes, I am

Una Locura

JOSÉ LUIS PERALES

Ya no recuerdo como fue I do not remember how it was
si me buscaste o te busqué if I searched or you searched
si me encontraste o te encontré if you found me or I found you
se me olvidó I forgot

si me llamaste o te llamé if I called or I called you
si me miraste o te miré If I looked or you looked
si sonreíste o sonreí if you smiled or I smiled
qué importa Why It Matters

si era temprano o era tarde whether it was early or late
si hacía frío o si lucía el sol if it was cold or if the sun shone
sólo recuerdo que lo nuestro fue I just remember that ours was
una locura crazy

(Estribillo Chorus)

Una locura Crazy
que sólo floreció una primavera what flourished only a spring
que no pasó de ser una aventura what did not happen to be an adventure
y el viento del verano marchitó and withered summer wind
Una locura Crazy
que no dejó una huella en mi camino that I did not leave a mark on my way
que se quedó en el aire sin destino which remained in the air aimlessly
y que al pasar el tiempo la borró and that over time it was erased.

Ya no recuerdo como fue I do not remember how it was
si tu me amaste o yo te amé if you loved me or I loved you
si te marchaste o me marché if you went or I went
se me olvidó I forgot

si me dejaste o te dejé If you left me or I left you
si me perdiste o te perdí if I missed you or lost you
si me olvidaste o te olvidé if I forgot or you forgot
qué importa Why It Matters

si era verano o era otoño whether it was summer or autumn
si fue en un bar o en una playa al sol if it was in a bar or on a beach at sunset
sólo recuerdo que lo nuestro fue I just remember that ours was
una locura crazy