Try these waiata
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Waiata is a powerful meaning of expression between you and your child.
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I've always sung waiata to my tamariki. I've used it as a form of education, they retain things a lot easier through waiata.
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Waiata is a powerful meaning of expression between you and your child.
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I've always sung waiata to my tamariki. I've used it as a form of education, they retain things a lot easier through waiata.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Aue māmā, aue pāpā
Waiata mai!
Aue māmā
Aue pāpā
Hōmai te aroha
E tangitangi ana ahau
E pouri ana ahau
I tō kōrua haerenga
Whakarere ana ahau
Māturuturu ngā roimata e
Waiata Kohungahunga
Tīrama, tīrama ngā whetu
Come along let’s sing!
Tīrama, tīrama ngā whetu
Kei te pēhea rā koutou
Kei runga ake rā
Te taimana tōrite
Tīrama, tīrama ngā whetu
Kei te pēhea rā koutou
Waiata Kohungahunga
Moe moe pēpi
Waiata is a great way to share and learn te reo Māori.
Oriori can be soothing and calming. You can include all the names of whānau members with this waiata.
Moe moe pēpi, moe moe rā,
Ka hoki mai a māmā ākuanei
Moe moe pēpi, moe moe rā,
Ka hoki mai a pāpā ākuanei
(Tune: Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say a Word)
Waiata Kohungahunga
Mēnā harikoa koe, pakipaki
If you’re happy and you know it - Māori style! Lots of repetition of Māori sounds and words help set language patterns in baby’s brain for the future.
Mēnā harikoa koe, pakipaki,
Mēnā harikoa koe, pakipaki
Mēnā harikoa koe, ki a puta atu ai
Mēnā harikoa koe, pakipaki
(Tune: If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands)
Waiata Kohungahunga
Kōrero parirau
A cool little waiata for the whānau.
Kōrero
Parirau
Hopehope
Pakipaki
Hurihuri, hurihuri huri
E tū
Hurihuri, hurihuri huri
E tū
Hurihuri, hurihuri huri
E tū
Hurihuri, hurihuri huri
E tū
Waiata Kohungahunga
Ngā wira o te pahi
Ngā wira o te pahi, ka hurihuri huri
Hurihuri huri
Hurihuri huri
Ngā wira o te pahi, ka hurihuri
Huri i ngā wā katoa.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Happy birthday
Rā whānau ki a koe
Rā whānau ki a koe
Rā whanau ki a pēpi
Rā whanau ki a koe
Waiata Kohungahunga
Let’s get moving
Tō ringa ki roto, tō ringa
ki waho, tō ringa ki roto, ka ruiruihia.
Kei te hope hope au, kei te hurihuri au
Kei te pakipaki au e!
Waewae, māhunga, tinana, ringa.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Tohorā nui
Here’s a fun song to get the whole whānau up and active with some big actions for pēpi to copy.
Tohorā nui
Tohorā nui
Tohorā roa
Tohorā tino mōmona
Tohorā puhapuha
Whiore piupiu e
Tohorā kau ana te moana e.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Ūpoko, pokohiwi
Here’s a fun, repetitive song to enjoy singing with pēpi while helping to learn names of body parts too.
Ūpoko, pokohiwi
ūpoko, pokohiwi, turi, waewae
Ūpoko, pokohiwi, turi waewae
Ūpoko, pokohiwi, turi waewae
Taringa, karu, ihu, waha e.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Mā is white
Here’s a fun song to get the whole whänau up and looking for all the different colours around them.
Mā is white
Mā is white, whero is red, kākariki green,
Pango is black, mangu is too, A, E, I, O, U.
Kōwhai yellow, parauri brown, kikorangi blue,
karaka orange, ārani too, A, E, I, O, U.
Waiata Kohungahunga
Tahi is one
Here’s a fun waiata to help pēpi learn about numbers and counting.
Tahi is one
Tahi is one, rua is two, toru number three.
Whā is four, rima is five – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Ono is six, whitu is seven, waru number eight,
iwa is nine, tekau is ten – 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Waiata Kohungahunga
A ha ka ma
Here’s a fun song to practise the sounds of te reo Māori
A ha ka ma
A ha ka ma na pa ra ta wa nga wha
E he ke me
E he ke me ne pe re te we nge whe
I hi ki mi
I hi ki mi ni pi ri ti wi ngi whi
O ho ko mo
O ho ko mo no po ro to wo ngo who
A e
A e i o u
U hu ku mu
U hu ku mu nu pu ru tu wu ngu whu
Waiata Kohungahunga
Tīrama tīrama ngā whetū
Multi-tasking with voices, hands and eyes
Tïrama Tīrama Ngā Whetu
Tīrama tīrama ngā whetū
Kei te pēhea rā koutou
Kei runga ake rā
Te taimana tōrite
Tīrama tīrama ngā whetū
Kei te pēhea rā koutou
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)