Matariki waiata (song)
Sing this Matariki waiata with your tamariki and learn the names of the seven Matariki stars.
Ngā Tamariki o Matariki
Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi,
Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi e
Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki
(These are the children of Matariki)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)
Kaitito waiata (composer): Erana Hemmingsen
The Matariki star cluster, 2015. Te Papa