Feel the Mana, Live the Meaning, Embrace the Culture, One Lyric at a Time!
Feel the Mana, Live the Meaning, Embrace the Culture, One Lyric at a Time!

Te Māohi by Hala’i Ali’i Hatitio

“Te Māohi” is a wake-up call to the Polynesian people, denouncing the drift away from identity, traditions and language, sacrificed to pride, modernity and imitation. The song urges awareness and a return to one’s roots, ancestral culture and deep identity, while there is still time.

Motiha Hatitio
Songwriter

Motiha Hatitio
Composer

Hala’i Ali’I Hatitio
Singer

6 December 2025
Release date

Official Lyrics – Te Māohi

Verse 1
Henua teie i mua ia’u
Ua riro i te uira o te roro
Teie tau e te Mā’ohi
Te hahi noa atu ra ho’i taua
Te rave a te te’ote’o

Verse 2
Peu teie i mua ia’u
Ua naro tona rave ra’a
Reo teie ta’u i ha’aro’o na
Ua ‘āno’ino’i i teie tau
Te rave a te teitei

Chorus
Ua horo tāpapa ‘oe i te mea ‘ōhie
Ma te huri tua i ta ‘oe peu Mā’ohi
Ua rahi roa ta ‘oe tipe’e ra’a
Taui roa to taua huru e te Mā’ohi
A nānā, (e) taime tano paha teie
A ho’i i roto i ta ‘oe peu Mā’ohi

Speech
E te tama mā’ohi e
A ho’i maira i te papa nei
A tu e a tu

Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus x2


Outro
A nānā, (e) taime tano paha teie
A ho’i i roto i ta ‘oe peu Mā’ohi
A ho’i i roto i ta ‘oe peu Mā’ohi

The Artist – Motiha Hatitio

Listen to more of the Artist’s song via his YouTube channel.

Traduction par l’Auteur-Compositeur

Terre Mère,

Je te vois t’éloigner, emportée par les écrans.
Aujourd’hui, Peuple Māohi,
Nous dérivons, loin de la route tracée par nos ancêtres car nous avons laissé parler notre orgueil.

Notre Culture, nos traditions se perdent.
Elles ne sont plus celles transmises par nos anciens.
Notre langue se perd, se mélange car nous avons laissé parler notre orgueil.

“Tu cours, tu te presses vers le chemin le plus facile, tournant le dos à ta culture, tes traditions.
Tu as voulu copier, devenir comme lui.”
Peuple māohi, nous avons tellement changé.

“Regarde, observe, il est peut-être encore temps de revenir à notre identité.”

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