Lyrics & Music: Infinite Dåkot-ta
Official Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=exIcxdXvIhA

Chant Composition: I Fanlalai'an Oral History Project -www.ifanlalaian.org

Infinite Dåkot-ta remixes Taotao Håya language and chant with Te Reo Maori to deliver a fresh take on a Tinina/Mihi/Sacred Acknowledgement to the Te Kawerau A Maki tribe, Taotao Håya/Tangata Whenua of the area known as Piha in Auckland, Aotearoa.

This is latest work from Infinite Dåkot-ta's upcoming self-produced album -- stay tuned in at www.infinitedakota.com for future indigenizations.

Fino' Håya Glossary:
Håfa A'dai - Greetings
Donne' - Hot Pepper
To'å - Mature (fruit); mature mind;
Ulu - Head
Pulu - Feathers
Unai - Sand/Beach
Fotgon - Wet
Tåsi - Ocean
Magodai - When something is so irresistibly cute, you just have to bite it, squeeze it, pinch it, kiss it, show affection
Taotao - people
Ma'udai - Ride/r
Kåna - spiritual energy & authority
Tåno' - Earth
Chenchu'le - System of reciprocity, the giving that keeps giving
Ti Mamaigo' Si Yu'os - The Creator Never Sleeps
Cho'gue - DO!
Nihi ta fanohge - Let us stand up!
Hita i Mannogue - We are the protectors!
Manggåfa - Family
Håle' - Roots/Genealogy
Babao - Flag, Symbol, Signs, Totem
Saina - Ancestors
Tåke' - Poop
O Manasaina Si Yu'os Ma'åse - O The Ancestors Are So Compassionate!
Hånom - Water
Såddok - River
Dinga' - Twin
Lasso' Fuha - Place of our Creation, a rock in the village of Humåtak
Giya - in this place

Te Reo Glossary
Kia Ora - Greetings! Give it Life!
Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud (New Zealand)
Uenuku - Rainbow God
Mana - Spiritual Power and Authority
Take - A Challenge, a feather, staff, weapon laid down during a Powhiri (greeting ceremony) to asses whether visitors come in Peace or War
Te Whenua - The Land
Te Kawerau A Maki - People of the Land of the area known as Piha
Whenua - Land
Te Piha - Traditional name of Lion’s Rock
lyrics

Håfa Adai Kia Ora from Aotearoa
With a fresh hot flow ah donne’ with a to’a
mango, travelling on pieces of the rainbow
bridge
Uenuku
in my ulu as I stay so
close to the pulu of the omen birds
listen to the oceans words
as I cruise through the unai
feet get fotgon when the tåsi gets magodai
give thanks to the taotao who help me ma’udai
with the kåna of the tåno’ I descend from
tend to chenchu’le ancestral connections
Ti mamaigo’ si Yu’os so we can’t forget them /
Step one / is cho’gue ya nihi ta fanoghe
Remembering the dance as I pray to all directions
protectors of the land hita i manggogue’
so we - know our manggåfa and our håle’
Activate our words to be the tåle’ that bind us
gather i babao from the spirits to remind us
I trust in my saina to guide me
align with faith in the timing
As I be arriving
in this land full of mana
i pick up the take’ and compost the tåki
Chanting O Manasaina Si Yu’os Ma’åse
Chilling Te whenua o Te Kawerau ā maki
let the hånom of the såddok wash me
clean as I sing to creations spring
I see the dinga' of Lasso' Fuha
Giya this whenua
Known as Lion's rock
But it's real names
Te Piha
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