Treasure Chest Logo

Treasure Chest Logo

Tuesday 18 July 2017

Oliver from room 17 explores Matariki poetically and bilingually


                                                                       MATARIKI                                                                    
Seven sisters                                                                            E whitu tuahine                                               
Korero                                                                                                      Korero
To me from                                                                                         Ki ahau I
The heavens                                                                                      Ko te rangi
Rangi nui                                                                                             Rangi nui

Traditional celebrations                                                  Whakanui traditional
When they                                                                                      A no te ratou
Appear in                                                                                           Puta i roto
The rangi po                                                                                ko te po rangi
    Dissolve at ata                                                                                 tareka i ata

Mesmerising                                                                                 Mesmerising
Tae rawa from                                                                                Rawa color i
The heavens                                                                                     Ko te rangi
E matakitaki ana                                                                    E matakitaki ana

How they                                                                                 Kia peha te ratou
Came to be                                                                           Haere mai ki te kai
A ngaro                                                                                                He ngaro
A purakau                                                                                        He purakau       
An mutunga way                                                                     He ara mutunga

A hakari                                                                                              He hakari
Of mahara                                                                                       O te mahara
A hakari                                                                                              He hakari
Of hoatu                                                                                             O te hoatu

By Oliver Marchant

1 comment:

  1. Nice writing Ollie. I like the way you blend the Te Reo and English together. I love the line, 'mesmerising Tae rawa from the heavens'. Keep writing Ollie. Mr W

    ReplyDelete