Last week we received at Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka (name of my school in maori) the other Brazilians that live in Christchurch to have a maori moment, we learned some maori songs and dances and we showed to them. It is fun to learn more about New Zealand culture and mores. After the songs, dances, and maori games we had a time to know each other what is actually good know more Brazilians and make some friends. Finally we had dinner together and we sang and danced Brazilians songs as well.
This is one of the maori songs that we sang:
| Nau mai! piki mai! e ngā iwi e, ngā reo, nga mana. Tēnā ra koutou katoa Ano te pai mē te āhua reka Whakaaro tahi o te katoa Me anga atu ngā kanohi rā Ki ngā maunga kei reira te āwhina. Ano te pai mē te āhua reka Whakāro tahi o te katoa. | Welcome, come on up here, everybody, representatives, leaders. Greetings to you all. It's so good, so pleasant for all to think as one. Let the direction of all faces be towards the mountains where all things are cherished. It's so good, so pleasant for all to think as one. |
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