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Poti'i Heiva

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Lyrics

UA INEINE OE NO TA OE TAERE
INEINE MAI TO OE FANAU
TAPAO NO TE ORI
NO TE HURA
NOATU TE FIFI EI POTI'A OE
NOATU TEI ORI E HURA OE

UA HA'UTI TE UPA E TE HIMENE
UA HAMATA TE RURU
UPOO I NI'A RIMA I RARO
UA INEINE OE NO TE ARO
TE UNAUNA TO OE TINO

TAMAHINE HURA
VAHINE ORI
UA NEHENEHE TO OE HIRO'A
UA TAE OE I MUA I TE TAHUA
NO TE FA'AITE I TO OE TI'ARAA
OE POTI'I HEIVA

TAMAHINE HURA
VAHINE ORI UA
NEHENEHE TO OE HIRO'A
UA TAE OE I MUA I TE TAHUA
NO TE FA'AITE I TO OE TI'ARAA
OE POTI'I HEIVA

UA TI'A OE
UA ORI OE
UA HURA OE
UA HERE OE (X2)
​
TAMAHINE HURA
VAHINE ORI UA
NEHENEHE TO OE HIRO'A
UA TAE OE I MUA I TE TAHUA
NO TE FA'AITE I TO OE TI'ARAA (x4)
OE POTI'I HEIVA (x4)

Translation

YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR CULTURE
READY SINCE BIRTH
MARKED BY DANCING
MARKED BY HURA
YOU WILL SUCCEED INSPITE OF DIFFICULTIES
NO MATTER THE DANCES, YOU WILL DO YOUR HURA

THE MUSIC AND CHANTS RESOUND
THE RURU OF DRUMS BEGINS
HEAD TOWARDS THE SKY, HANDS TOWARDS THE EARTH
YOU ARE READY FOR THE CONFRONTATION
WITH THE BEAUTY OF YOUR BODY
​
GIRL OF HURA
WOMAN OF DANCING
YOUR CULUTRE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STAGE
TO REVEAL TO US YOUR CRAFT
YOU, DANCER OF THE HEIVA

GIRL OF HURA
WOMAN OF DANCING
YOUR CULUTRE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STAGE
TO REVEAL TO US YOUR CRAFT
YOU, DANCER OF THE HEIVA

YOU RISE
YOU DANCE
YOU REALIZE YOUR HURA
AND YOU LOVE DOING IT

GIRL OF HURA
WOMAN OF DANCING
YOUR CULUTRE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STAGE
TO REVEAL TO US YOUR CRAFT
YOU, DANCER OF THE HEIVA
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