[Verse 1: Marlon Williams]
Kāhore he manu e kakapa i roto rā
Me he manu koe hoki, rere atu ki wawā
Mā wai e kiki te tātākī o te rau?
He taonga te wareware, ka maumahara kē au
[Chorus: Marlon Williams]
Haehaea te marama, maringi toto miraka
Tīramarama atu, e kimi ake rā
[Verse 2: Lorde]
Kāhore te taumaha e pēhanga nō runga rā
Oma ake tonu ai, ka pekea ngā matata
E kore e kite ana au, e te hoa hōtoke
He pohewa tonu ai i te makaro e
[Chorus: Marlon Williams & Lorde]
Haehaea te marama, maringi toto miraka
Tīramarama atu, e kimi ake rā
Kāhore i tae i ahau te tuku mihi koropai
[Outro: Marlon Williams & Lorde]
He kōingo, he karanga ki a rīpeka, haramai
Kāhore He Manu E was written by Marlon Williams & KOMMI.
Kāhore He Manu E was produced by Marlon Williams & Merk.
Marlon Williams released Kāhore He Manu E on Tue Feb 25 2025.
I love singing with Ella [Yelich-O’Connor, aka Lorde]. I’d sung on her EP Te Ao Mārama, which is all in te reo Māori, so it was only fitting she join me on this record. Her voice really wrote the song, there was something in the qualities of how she sings that pushed the melody around just so. It wa...