He waiata tangi mō Hirini
Te Wharehuia Milroy - 2003
This is a lament for the late Hirini Melbourne. Composed by Doctor Wharehuia Milroy in 2003, not long after the passing of his dear friend and relative, it remains an ode to a beautiful friendship.
Maori lyrics
Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
Nōu, e Hī, whakangaro atu ana
ngā kūrae koe o maumahara
Whakaahu ana te tara ki miti tai
Kai raro koe e taku Atua. E aroha nei au.
Kāti tō wairua te mahi nei, te haramai.
Tēnei mātau ka kimi, e Hī, koutou ko ō tīpuna
Kua ruia nei ki raro ki Paerau
Me aha e mutu ai te rangikanetanga
Kia mauru ake ai te aroha
Auē, auē.
Ko koe tēnā e Hī!
