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Need Lyrics For To Manea And Pahoho
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Poster: tiaregirl
Subject: need lyrics for To Manea and Pahoho
Posted on 8/30/07 at 2:39pm

Does anyone know the lyrics to To Manea E Maine by Trio Kikiriri. And another song called Pahoho by Teava Piti. Please get back ASAP. I need English translation. Mauruuru.
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Poster: Sherron NOhea Allen
Email: noheallen@aol.com
Subject: Manea
Posted on 10/14/07 at 1:49pm

Yes, I have the words and lyrics for Manea, it was a stable routine in our big theater shows on the mainland and the orient. I will get back to you and e-mail them to you when I get the file out.
mahalo,
Sherron
10/14/07
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Poster: Te Puarata o Arerangi Ariki
Subject: To Manea lyrics & translation
Posted on 2/21/08 at 11:45am

The composer is Ephraim Taokia of the Cook Islands. The Kikiriri Trio of Tahiti recorded the song but I'm not certain whether they acknowledged Ephraim.

To manea
Words & Music by Ephraim Taokia

TO MANEA E MAINE,
Your beauty my sweetheart
MANEA – beauty, MAINE – sweetheart, darling, honey, lover, significant other (an endearment term for an adolescent female)
TO MANEA
KUA RAVE KE TAKU VAERUA,
Your prettiness consumed my delight
RAVE KE – inspired, obsessive; TAKU – my, VAERUA – spirit
INANGARO AU IA KOE E MAINE,
I want you my darling
INANGARO – desire, to posess, love; AU – I, me, KOE - you
INANGARO AU KIA ONGI ATU IA KOE;
I want to kiss you
ONGI – kiss
OMAI NA I TO RIMA,
Give me your arm
OMAI – give me, extend to me; I TO – your, RIMA – arm, hand
OMAI NA I TO TINO,
Give me your body
TINO – body
E TAKOTO TAUA KI RARO E MAINE,
We lie down my love
TAKOTO – to recline, lounge; TAUA – us,
AKATUPU AI I TA TAUA MOEMOEA.
Creating our dream
AKATUPU – to create, to make; MOEMOEA – dream
MAINE MAINE,
PUMAANA NEI AU,
Satisfied I am
PUMAANA – comfortable, happy, satisfied;
KO KOE I ORONGA MAI,
For you gave
ORONGA – gave me, extended to me, gifted to me
TO INANGARO KIA AKU;
Your love to me
INANGARO, love, want, desire; AKU – me
MAINE MAINE,

TUKU MAI NA I TO RIMA,
Extend your arm
TUKU MAI – give me,
KIA TAMOU ATU AU I TAKU TAPEA AURO,
For me to place my gold ring
TAMOU – to place, to secure; TAKU – my, TAPEA – ring, AURO – gold
AKAKITE I TOKU INANGARO KIA KOE,
Symbol of my love
AKAKITE – a notice, a declaration, a sign; TOKU – my,
E MAINE.


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Poster: Samantha
Subject: Pahoho Lyrics & Translation
Posted on 3/3/08 at 1:53pm

Pahoho
Te Ava Piti

PAHOHO O TE MITI I TE AVARUA
soothing waves of Avarua (Passage)
UA TAU TITI HIA TAU ARI'I
announcing the arrival of my chief
I TE TIARE APETAHI
the Apetahi flower
TIARE UNA'UNA
a flower of exquisiteness
NO TO'U AI'A HERE HIA E AU E
for my country/island that I love
UTUROA MATA AI'AI
Uturoa (Bay) face of beauty
MATOTEA EI NIA
Matotea (mountain,pinnacle) rising above
TEPUA TEI RARO PAHOHO
Tepua (place name) below meets the breaking wave on the reef

PAHOHO O TE MITI I TE AVARUA
soothing waves of Avarua (Passage)
UA TAU TITI HIA TAU ARI'I
announcing the arrival of my chief
I TE TIARE APETAHI
the Apetahi flower
TIARE UNA'UNA
a flower of exquisiteness
NO TO'U AI'A HERE HIA E AU E
for my country/island that I love
MARA'AMU TAURERE
south wind, wind of my people
TE MATA'I TO'U AI'A
the wind of my country/island
TEPUA TEI RARO PAHOHO
Tepua (place name) below meets the surf of the wave



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Poster: Alissa
Subject: Maine Maine Epharaima Taokaia
Posted on 8/20/08 at 3:16am

Does anyone know the lyrics to the Maine song just in RAROTONGA not english..


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