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Matari’i by Heitoa

The song, a hymn to “Matari‘i”, celebrates the Pleiades as a sacred sign of renewal, abundance, and natural cycles. It links the sky, stars, ocean, and land, symbolizing harmony, fertility, and the return of life through ancestral cosmology and celestial signs.

The song was awarded “Best Composition” at the Heiva i Tahiti 2024 with the Heitoa troup which is the Grand Winner in the Hura Ava TAu category.

Yann Pa’a
Songwriter

Areatua Parau
Composer

Heitoa
Singer

12 July 2024
Release Date

Official Tahitian Lyrics – Matari’i

Verse 1
‘Ua ta’ita’i te manu ‘ūpoa nā te reva
Atipari te honu nā te one tahatai
‘Ā’ara te mata arioi i te moe rua poto
Pehepehe te reva ‘ia Rāhiti i te rua roa

Chorus
‘Ia he’e te ra, i te marū o te pō
Māhu’i te fetu ‘ōfa’a, i te hui tārava
Mai raro e tae atu i ni’a, matari’i ē
Ha’atomo te fenua i te tau rāhune

Verse 2
Ara’a te i’a huru rau i te ‘iriātai
I te mata hehē a Tireo nō Varehu
Mārevareva i te topara’a o te mahana
Marama ‘āpī o te Matahiti

Verse 3
‘Ōnihi roa atu ra te reva i te matau a Maui
‘Ua tūtau i roto i te miti faeatai ra
Ha’apahī te moana i te i’a huru rau
‘Ua hi’i te fenua i te hotu rau ora

Chorus (x2)

Outro
Ha’atomo te fenua i te tau rāhune

Traduction en français par l’auteur

Les oiseaux de mer chantent dans le ciel
Alors que les tortues se hâtent de regagner le rivage
Les « arioi » se réveillent d’un sommeil hivernal
Le ciel célèbre Rāhiti

Quand le soleil se couche, le crépuscule s’installe
Le nid d’étoile se dévoile, vers la constellation d’Orion
De la pénurie à l’abondance, ô Matari’i
Plonge la terre dans le temps de l’abondance

De multiple poissons émergent à la surface de la mer
Sous le visage timide de Tireo de Varehu
Apparaissant furtivement sous un soleil couchant
Première lune, début du cycle

L’hameçon de Maui (constellation du Scorpion) se glisse entièrement depuis le ciel
Il plonge dans une mer poissonneuse
Fait jaillir de l’océan une multitude de poissons
Et enrichit la terre de fruits variés

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