08 September 2010

The song we sang to the Maori..


The kahikatea is New Zealand's tallest native tree. They can grow up to 65 meters straight up. Kahikatea have shallow root systems. Beneath the ground the roots of a stand form an intertwining mesh that provides support for a tree to grow to great heights. This is how they stand together.

E tu kahikatea
He whakapae ururoa
Awhi mai, awhi atu
Tatau, tatau e
Tatau, tatau e

Stand like the kahikatea
Stand against the storm
Together, united
We will survive
We will survive

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