Te Maurea Whiritoi | Poi | 2025 | He Puna Aroha nā Te Puea

Poi of Te Maurea Whiritoi from the Tainui Regional Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition 2025. Lyrics and tune composed by Toti & Frankie West. KUPU Poi porotiti, taupatupatua! Ka kau tāua i Te Awa o Taikehu. Uea waerea, e. Ka kau takawini, ka kau takawana. Paneiraira, whakatika atu rā, ki te huinga o ngā wai, e. Auē! He puna aroha nā Te Puea. He puna waiora, he manawa whenua. He puna tāngata, ka puta, ka ora. E hine, e tama mā, kia rite ngā ringa raupā. He puna aroha nā Te Puea. Ko Ngāruawāhia, tōku Tūrangawaewae mō te ao katoa, mō te Kīngitanga. He puna aroha nā Te Puea. Poi porotiti tau patupatua! Poi porotiti tau patupatua! Patua te rori. He rourou iti a haere, ko Te Pou-o-Mangatāwhiri, hei rourou kimiora mō te iwi. He puna aroha nā Te Puea. Poi porotiti taupatupatua Poi porotiti taupatupatua E kare mā, kia mataara ki te pane o te haehana. Mahia ngā mahi, e. (Ko) te ohonga ake o ngā moeamoeā, te puāwaitanga o te whakaaro, e. He puna aroha nā Te Puea. Porotiti, taupatupatua, hī! TRANSLATION Swing the poi, hit it in beat! Swim the river of Taikehu. Clear the way. Go forth fearsome, go forth frightful. Paneiraira, go forth, to the meeting place of the rivers. Alas! ‘Tis the everlasting love of Te Puea. A wellspring of life, everlasting. ‘Tis a wellspring of people. going forth to prosper. Girls, and boys, have your working hands at the ready. ‘Tis the everlasting love of Te Puea. Ngāruawāhia, is my place of belonging is for the world, Is for the King Movement. ‘Tis the everlasting love of Te Puea Swing the poi, hit it in beat! Swing the poi, hit it in beat! Hit the road. ‘Tis the small food basket of the traveller, ‘tis Te Pou-o-Mangatāwhiri. a life searching food basket for the people. ‘Tis the everlasting love of Te Puea. Swing the poi, hit it in beat! Swing the poi, hit it in beat! Dear friends, be alert of the sergeant (Te Puea). Get the work done. ‘Tis the awakening of dreams, the realisation of aspirations. ‘Tis the everlasting love of Te Puea Swing the poi, hit it in beat, hī!