Chants

KUMULIPO (Hawaii)

O KE AU I KAHULI WELA KA HONUA
     At the time when the earth became hot
O KE AU I KAHULI LOLE KA LANI
     At the time when the heavens turned about
O KE AU I KUKA’IAKA KA LA
     At the time when the sun was darkened to
E HO’OMALAMALAMA I KA MALAMA
     cause the moon to shine
O KE AU O MAKALI’I KA PO
     The rise of the Pleiades, the slime, this was
O KA WALEWALE HO’OKUMU HONUA IA
     the source of the earth

TONGAN CHANT

MOU FANONGO LELEI MAI.
      Everyone, Please hear me well.
MOU KATOA HAKE KI MALA'E FAKAKOLO.
      Can we all gather into our Gathering Place.
KO E FONO KE FAI!
      A Voice is to be heard!

SAMOAN CHANT (translation)
Let the district of Pulotu (village)
Hear the call from Taii (chief)
That the time has come
for us to give praise to the Lord
Because from the shores to the horizon
And from the mountains to the valleys
He is our Creator
We have traveled throughout the years
But he has kept us in his palms
"So let there be silence"
For now we pray.

MAORI CHANT
Ko te pu, ko te kauru:
Kei te hiahia, kei te koronga;
Ko Rongo-ma-Tane!
Turamarama a Nuku;
Turamarama a Rangi:
Te Rangi e tu nei!
Te Papa a takoto!
Nga tauira o nga Wananga!
Whakamau! Wakamau
ki te ingoa o Io -

O Io i te Wananga
The root, the treetop
It is desired and sought after
Tis' Rongo-ma-tane
The earth is restless
The sky is restless
The heavens above
The earth below
Students of the Waranga
Grab hold! Grab hold
Of the name of Io
Of Io-i-te-wananga (Io the wise one)

TAHITI CHANT
Deep within the center, the heart of all creation
Great one from above, the heavens come beside me (us) and your peace and love befall upon us
Come please likewise to all God's deities of our ancestors
Come and bring us the power to all
Also the God's from the ocean, likewise come, give us food so we be well fed
Gods of the land, come beside and give us life so we may have much life and breath
Great one, love us, love us, love us
We, too, love you

E te atua maruna mai te ra'i ta'i ta'i e
Ho mai ho mai ho mai tau mai tau mai tau mai
Eia tupu tehau e te ruperupe ia matou nei
E te nu'u atua e
Haere mai haere mai haere mai
Tau te moana nui mai nei
Ho mai te ora, e ora no matou nei
Tou te fenua e, ho mai te arofa
E arofa no matou nei, e te atua e
Arofa mai arofa mai arofa mai