{"id":7043242,"date":"2026-08-21T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/pokarekare-ana\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:28:59","slug":"pokarekare-ana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7043242","title":{"rendered":"Pokarekare Ana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-6981757136326021979\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Pokarekare Ana <\/i>is a traditional New Zealand love song. It emanated North of Auckland and was popularised by<span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"> M<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122;\">\u0101<\/span>ori soldiers who were training near Auckland before embarking for the war in Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The\u00a0<\/span>M<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122;\">\u0101<\/span>ori\u00a0are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">M<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122;\">\u0101<\/span>ori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of <i>waka <\/i>(canoe) voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture, whose language, mythology, crafts and performing arts evolved independently from those of other eastern Polynesian cultures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/82\/Map_OC-Polynesia.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"320\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian triangle<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polynesia\">Image source<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We&#8217;ve put together a few different versions of this beautiful song:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbtSVgpPPEA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbtSVgpPPEA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Front Row Chorus - Pokarekare Ana\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rMAi-IUACI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pokarekare Ana (feat. Maisey Rika)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPwtokX14gI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>TEXT:<\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">M\u0101ori<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">English<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; 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margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"poem\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">But when you cross over girl,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"poem\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">I have written my letter,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"poem\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">so that your people can see<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"poem\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: small;\">My poor pen is shattered,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; 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font-size: small;\">it will be forever moistened<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For some further listening, here is <i>Hine E Hine (Girl oh Girl), <\/i>a M<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122;\">\u0101<\/span>ori lullaby written by Princess Te Rangi Pai:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xr9SDMoWTRU&amp;list=PL8OcMkRP_USuR27zHBKfn_OpMZnxKElMG&amp;index=4\">DHM YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The text translates as follows:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">You are weeping,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Little girl, darling girl,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">you are weary,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Little girl, darling girl.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Be sad no longer,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">There is love for you<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">in the heart of the Father,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Little girl, darling girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">You lie there,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">girl oh girl<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Fall asleep now,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">girl oh girl.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">As for myself,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">I&#8217;ll care for you<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">Therefore enter dreamland,<\/span><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;\">girl oh girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>This blog is intended to be educational and to share knowledge about music. Daily Hit of Music does not claim to own anything contained in this post and declares its sources openly.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The following sources were used for this blog post:\u00a0Wikipedia.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Image sources can be found in the image captions.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Recordings can be found on YouTube by clicking the &#8216;DHM YouTube Playlist&#8217; links.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokarekare Ana is a traditional New Zealand love song. 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