Alien Weaponry
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Ahi kā means “burning fires of occupation.” This song is about how the Auckland New Zealand City Council evicted the local Ngāti Whātua people from their village at Ōkahu Bay and burned it to the ground to “beautify the land” for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II who was about to visit the area for the...
Whakatau Pōtiki
Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
Nga uri o Te Kawau
Rongomai Te Ariki
Tū ana mātou
Ki runga Takaparawhā
Tahu toku kāinga
Tahu toku kāinga
Toku ahi kā
Tāmaki manuhiri
Te kuini o Engarani
Whakamā kāwana
Tāhae Whenua
Ka tangi nga Kuia
Ka noho Kaumātua
Tahu toku kāinga
Tahu toku kāinga
Toku ahi kā
E maha nga pirihimana
E whakawhiti ana ki Takaparawha
Tū kaha
Tū kaha
Pūkana i mua o te kanohi o te kāwanatanga
Ahi kā
Ahi kā
Ahi kā
Ahi kā
Toku ahi kā
Toku ahi kā
Toku ahi kā
Tahu toku kāinga Toku ahi kā
Ahi Kā was written by Lewis de Jong & Henry de Jong & Ethan Trembath.
Ahi Kā was produced by Hammerhead.
Alien Weaponry released Ahi Kā on Fri May 10 2019.
From the band’s bandcamp page:
In 1952, in preparation for a Royal visit by Her Majesty the Queen, the Auckland City Council, in a misguided attempt to beautify the city, evicted the local Ngāti Whātua people from their village at Ōkahu Bay and burned it to the ground.