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Hoe Ana Te Vaka Lyrics |
Hoe Ana Te Vaka Hoe Ana Te Vaka |
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Hoe
Ana (Tahitian Words) |
Hoe
Ana (English Translation) |
Part 1 - Slow Music (3/4 meter) | Part 1 - Slow Music (3/4 meter) |
Nga pua ariki te vaka korua* |
This Canoe(s) named "Nga Pua Ariki" (The Royal Flower) that is ours* |
Te tere mai nei haviiki e |
Travels this way from Havaiiki (the legendary land of all Polynesians) |
(Repeat) |
(Repeat) |
E rere tu na i o nei |
There it is [our destination] |
I Papeete roa** |
As we row towards Papeete** |
Na te vaka tau fenua e tapiri mai |
This / These Canoe(s) from our land that are going to close in / coast along on .... |
To tatou fenua |
our new land |
*Although Nga and Korua both mean dual, the context may be TWO canoes - one named Pua & one named Ariki or possibly one double hulled canoe. | ** Undoubtedly, some of the words in Hoe Ana change depending on who is singing and where they are going, etc. For example the hardcopy lyrics I located for Hoe Ana presented this line of the song as "I Rarotonga roa", but the lyrics in this recording are: "I Papeete roa". Papeete is the Capital city of Tahiti. |
Part 2 - Slow Music (3/4 meter) |
Part 2 - Slow Music (3/4 meter) |
Hoe ana, hoe
Ana |
Row - ing, Row- ing |
Hoe na te vaka
te vaka nei |
Rowing the canoe, this canoe |
Haere mai na, haere mai na |
Come this way / here to me / here & now |
Haere mai e ine ma e |
Come here this way |
Part
3 - Fast Music (4/4 meter) |
Part 3 - Fast Music (4/4 meter) |
Hoe Ana hoe Ana te vaka nei |
Rowing! Rowing!...This Canoe! |
Hoe Ana hoe Ana i te pae |
Rowing! Rowing! On the side |
Na te pae aue!
aue! |
On the side! Oh my! Oh my! |
Haere a i te ara |
Traveling along the way! (or let's go!) |
(Repeat) |
(Repeat) |