Whai

Why weren’t you honest?

Telling me this and telling me that

I would have

Appreciated

If you just told me the truth

But You kept me in the dark

Mhm, That broke my heart

Now I have to wake up

He ngaru teitei

He moana pukepuke

Eke Tangaroa 

Eke Tangaroa 

He maunga teitei 

He ara pukepuke 

Eke panuku 

Eke panuku

He aha ai rā

I tuapeka, kōrero teka

Kei hea

Te matatika

Me te kōrero pono

I mahue ki te pō

Auē, te ngaukino

Ka ara mai ahau 

You lied to me

Left me at sea

You did me wrong

But I moved on

And somehow

Here and now

You’re welcome here

Cause I still care

Listen

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Stingray - a translation

Lofty waves

Hilly (rough) seas

Overcome/Succeed

Overcome/Succeed

A lofty mountain

A hilly path

Overcome/Succeed

Overcome/Succeed

Why

Did you lie?

Where

Is the honesty

And the truth?

Left in the dark

A broken heart

Then I wake up

Wheke

Unworthy

Sometimes it’s hard to change

Signs

Put up in my brain

Telling me I can’t do this

Telling me I can’t do that

Run away run away run away

Until I can’t go back

(Until, I, can’t, go, back)

Whispers, 

quiet but loud enough

Tricks

Enough to stop my heart

I stop doing this

I stop doing that

Run away run away run away

Now I can’t go back

This time or next time

I just hope I get sometime

To go back, lean forward

It hurts my head but it’s good for my heart

To go back, lean forward

It won’t be easy but the 8th time is the charm

Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa

Manawanui i ngā taumahatanga

Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa

Te whakapono tūmanako me te aroha

Listen

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Octopus - a translation

Don’t die like an octopus go out like a shark

Persevere through the hards times

Don’t die like an octopus go out like a shark

With faith hope and love

Tuna

Ka rongo i ngā roimata o Rangi

Ka oho te wairua i te wehi

Ka hoki ngā mahara ki mua

Ki te tīmatanga o te ao mārama

Mai te rangi ki te whenua

He tuna e huna ana

I te ataata

O te manawa

He tuna e huna ana

Ka whakawarea e te tuna 

Ka hīrautia he pārurenga

Ka toromi i te whakamā

I te maharatanga o ngā hapa katoa

Kua murua ngā hara

Me mātou e muru nei

Kaua e whakawarea

Hāpaitia, whakaorangia

Listen

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Eel- a translation

I hear the tears of Rangi

The spirit wakes up with excitement

The mind goes back to the beginning

To the beginning of this world

From heaven to earth

There’s an eel hiding

In the shadow

Of the heart

There’s an eel hiding 

The eel entices 

Trapping yet another victim

Drowned in thoughts of shame

Of all the mistakes made 

Sins are forgiven

As we forgive each other

Don’t tempt or be tempted

Lift up and restore