Ko Au Tei Aiteanga (Phenryn Version)

Name: Ko Au Tei Aiteanga (Phenryn Version)
Duration: 212 s
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Prompt / Lyrics
[Introl] Ko au tei… Nō te enua nei… E Atua, arataki mai… (Oh yeah… island soul…)

[Verse 1] Born where the ocean call my name Tai nui e, it runs through my veins No runga i te vaka o tōku au tupuna I carry their strength, their mana within me
Matangi mārie, through the trees it sings ‘Āriki vāine in everything From the maunga down to te moana This is my home, my enua aroa

[Pre-Chorus] Kāre au e ngaropoina I taku peu, taku reo rā Every step that I take today Is guided by where I’m from, I’ll say

[Chorus] I stand tall, I stand proud (proud) Ka tū au, kāre e mā (no shame now) Ko au tei, nō te enua nei Ko toku ora, ko toku nei
Taku peu i roto i te ngākau Taku reo, e reo rangatira Anywhere that I go (I go) Cook Islands, ko toku kainga 

[Post-Chorus Hook] E tu! E tu! kāre e mataku E tu! E tu! kia pakari rā Ko au tei! Ko au tei! Nō te enua nei!
Taku peu! Taku reo! E vai nei i roto i au Taku peu! Taku reo! That’s my identity now

[Verse 2] Ura flows when I move my feet Tangi te pā’ū, I feel that beat Ringa rāranga, stories I hold Of my people, courageous and bold
Te rā e pā mai, te moana mārama Heaven lives in my whenua Avaiki roots inside my soul No matter where, they make me whole

[Pre-Chorus] Kāre au e akaruke I taku peu taketake Even when I walk far away My culture lives in me every day

[Chorus] I stand tall, I stand proud (yeah) Ka tū au, kāre e mā Ko au tei, nō te enua nei E tu au, kāre e taka’i
Taku peu i roto i te ngākau Taku reo, e reo rangatira Anywhere that I go Cook Islands, ko toku kainga 

[Bridge]  Taku reo… kāre e mate… I roto i au… ka vai ua…
 From my lips to the next generation Ko koe toku foundation
 E TU! kia pakari! Kia ū ki tōu peu Māori! From the past we rise again Our identity will never end

[Final Chorus ] I stand tall, I stand proud Ka tū au, kāre e mā Ko au tei, nō te enua nei Forever this is part of me
Taku peu i roto i te ngākau Taku reo, e reo rangatira Anywhere that I go Cook Islands, ko toku kainga 

[Outro ] Ko au tei… nō te enua nei… Taku peu… taku reo… Ka tū au… kāre e mā… This is who I’ll always be…