Summary
“Māru te Nakau” is the story of the Rapa people who reunite with family under the starry sky of Rapa, after relocating to Tubuai or Tahiti in their early childhood.
Steve Uria Angia
Songwriter
Steve Uria Angia
Composer
Paka Issoré
Singer
Lyrics
Verse (x2)
E po puangiangi
Māru te nakau
Tarava te marama ma’ina
Ki runga ki toku kainga
Kanapa te kevenga
Turama ki toku kainga
Enua Rapa iti
Oration
E po puangiangi
Tarava ke te marama ma’ina
Turamarama ki toku kainga tupuna
Kananapa te kevenga i te rani tinitini
Marama kei toku kainga
Rapa iti e
Chrous (x2)
E ruki maneanea ra tenei
No tatou e te anga pikinene
No tatou e te anga karakua
Māru te nakau
Kite enau nei
Verse
Chorus (x2)
Outro (x3)
Māru te nakau
Kite enau nei
English Translation
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