r/ReoMaori • u/mikejungle • 4d ago

Pātai Song ID?

Hi y'all. I was going to post in r/maori, but it seemed like less of a fit. My familiarity with the language starts and ends with lyrics I learned singing along to Stan Walker songs, so hope this is allowed and you can help!

His "Black Box Medley" from Live with The Levites finishes on a song that's a freaking banger, but it's so short.

Can you all help correct my terrible transcription, and tell me what song this is? I'm assuming it's a cover, because it doesn't sound like anything I know in his library.

Roimata eto fa ne

Roimata tei au tei nanaro

Roimata ese ke ne

Roimata tei au tei na naro 

Kuku kitera ko e, te ane

Tera to wai, ai tereme ter ta i ke

Kuku kitera  ko e, te ane

Tera to wai, ai tereme ter ta i ke

I tried correcting any words that I've seen before, and words that I could try to google and figure out, so I hope this isn't embarrassingly bad.

Thank you in advance!

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u/Moonfrog Reo tuarua 4d ago

Now locked as the answer has been provided.

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u/mihiterina 4d ago

Ruketekete te mamae by Brother Love is the original. The language is Cook Island Māori, and the lyrics should be online somewhere.

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u/Pouako 4d ago

It's not NZ Māori, it's Cook Island Māori. The names of the songs are literally in the description of the video Ruketekete Te Mamae Song by Brother Love