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Māhoe me Patatē

A three panel illustration, tree trunks, flame-like shapes, and leaves

Sometimes I cannot see the forest

Only one tree

Tell me where can I find its friends 

cause I really need to know 

If this will make me stronger, I feel weak and so

Desperate to find all the others 

set us free to grow

together

Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati

So we...

Count on the small things

To make the biggest difference

Faith and persistence

He iti pounamu

Taumaha tonu

Kawea ka puta ki te whai ao ki te ao mārama

Ka puta ka ora e!

Ki te whai ao ki te ao mārama

Ka puta ka ora e!

Seasons change, and I try too

Unassuming trees have use

How this ends, I have no clue

Tell me where can I find my people 

I really need to know 

If this will make us stronger, I feel weak and so

Desperate to be with my brothers

My sisters 

Let’s grow together

Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati

So we...

He tongi kura, he oranga

Te whare i hangaia

He pou māhoe, he patatē

He pihinga, ka māhuri

 

Māhoe me Patatē - a translation

When reeds stand alone they are vulnerable

but bound together they are unbreakable

A greenstone is small

It still has weight

Carry it well, and into the light

Into life

Carry it well, and into the light

Into life

Prophetic sayings have life

This is the house, that was built

posts of mahoe, and patatē

Small trees they grow



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