KIA KAHA
LINK
SONGWRITER:
MAHORI SONG'S
COUNTRY: NEW-ZELAND
ALBUM: KIA
KAHA
LABEL: LINK/SUN
GENERATION RECORDS
GENRE:
POP ROCK/GOSPEL
YEAR: 2017
A uniquely local expression of worship from Aotearoa, NZ.
This project is about hope, for Māori and non-Māori alike. It is a karanga (call) to who we as a nation are becoming
as we awaken to the narrative of our land. It is a hope that heralds us to our
ancestors, to remember, honour, and engage with the story and cultural
collision that will forever shape our creativity in the world. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui.
When I first heard the
dream of the Huia, I knew that my life would never be the same. It sounds so dramatic, but my
life since that point has drastically changed. The community
that I am part of has been on this journey of cultural reconciliation for a
while now and in light of the journey we have released an album!
This album has come out of an incredible journey of Māori and non Māori figuring out what it means to
be here and what it means to be in partnership. To be fair my people Tangata
Tiriti* have needed the most learning and need still to learn what it means to
be here. These songs are more than nice melodies and good ideas, they come out
of a journey, through and by God towards te ao Māori,
towards land and sea and towards cultural hope and reconciliation.
These songs came out of a desire
to see Māori be all that they were meant to be...
to
see Samoans become all they were meant to be...
to
see Pākehā
become all they were meant to be...
Oh not my will but yours be done
Reveal
the will of the father
Oh
not my will but yours be done
Reveal
the will of the father
Reveal
the will of the father
Reveal
the will of the father
I
trust, I trust, I trust you lord
I
trust you know it all for me
I
trust, I trust, I trust you lord
I
trust you know it all for me
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Oh
not my will but yours be done
Reveal
the will of the father
Oh
not my will but yours be done
Reveal
the will of the father
Reveal
the will of the father
Reveal
the will of the father
I
trust, I trust, I trust you lord
I
trust you know it all for me
I
trust, I trust, I trust you lord
I
trust you know it all for me
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Kia
kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
Be
strong, be steadfast, be willing
You
are more than enough for me
You're
more than enough
You
are more than enough for me
You're
more than enough
You
are more than enough for me
You're
more than enough.
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