Vedanto_Art · Māori (te reo) · 2026-10-17 · waiata, maori, belonging
Tūrangawaewae is a Māori waiata, a song of love and belonging. Tūrangawaewae means "a place to stand", the ground where you belong. The waiata is the gentle side of Māori culture: sung in unison, poetic, rooted in land (whenua), language (te reo) and community. It honours the Māori renaissance and the great hīkoi, the protest marches for land and rights. But this is only one side of a rich, ancient culture. Meet the other half in "Ake Ake Ake". Words by Kimi, research, concept and production by Vedanto.
Tūrangawaewae
Te whenua, taku tipuna Nō konei tātau, nō konei E tuwhera ana te ngākau Ki te ao, ki te iwi, ki a koe
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui Tūrangawaewae, taku kāinga Aotearoa, e rere ana te reo Ka kore e ngaro, te mana Māori
I hīkoi tātau mō te tika Mō te reo, mō te whenua, mō te iwi Ka piri tonu tātau ki a tātau
Ko au te whenua, ko te whenua ko au Ko au te reo, ko te reo ko au
Kia kaha... Tūrangawaewae...