[Intro/Whakaupoko]
Hope, ki raro
Hope, paiahahā!
[Verse/Whiti]
He maha rawa ngā whiringa hei ara māu mai ki au
He maha rawa ngā kupu whakaari ki te māhunga nōu
Hei aha ngā kīanga atamai, hei patipati mai (Ai!)
Hei aha te peruperu, pīoioi mai ē
[Chorus/Korihi]
Kōrero māori mai
Kia rere i te wai
Koia rā ko te atawhai
Kōrero māori
[Post-Chorus/Korihi Tukuna]
Hope, ki raro
Hope, paiahahā!
[Verse/Whiti]
I tipitipi haere koe, tuku ihi, tū te wehi, manahau
Ki Akaroa, ki Wairewa, ki Waihora, ki Parī kē e te tau?
Kua kite kē te mahere o te ao
Ka kite koe, tū mai rā
"I haere Māori atu, i hoki Māori mai ē"
[Chorus/Korihi]
Kōrero māori mai
Kia rere i te wai
Koia rā ko te atawhai
Kōrero māori
Kōrero māori
Korero Māori was written by Marlon Williams & KOMMI.
Korero Māori was produced by Marlon Williams & Merk.
Marlon Williams released Korero Māori on Fri Apr 04 2025.
Another thread of traditional Māori music is women using music to address social issues—music was a structure on which they were able to express themselves emotionally. I wanted to write a tongue-in-cheek song to myself on some level and be able to use kapa haka as this driving force to give myself...