Hine E Hine
"Hine E Hine" is a lullaby in Māori written by Fanny Howie (also known by her stage name Princess Te Rangi Pai) in around 1907.[1][2]
History[]
An instrumental version of "Hine E Hine" was used from 1981 to 1994 as the New Zealand TV Channel 2's "closing-down song", which accompanied a cartoon featuring the Goodnight Kiwi.[3][4][5][6]
It was the opening song on Kiri Te Kanawa's 1999 album Maori Songs. Hayley Westenra sang the song on her 2003 album Pure. The song features on the José Carreras album The José Carreras Collection.[7] The Phoenix Foundation performed the song in the 2010 film Boy.
Lyrics[]
E tangi ana koe |
You are weeping, |
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Alternative words were supplied to Dorothy Buchanan when she was asked to arrange it in 1981. The Hutt Valley Singers choir's music is photocopied from the manuscript at around that date. The translation came from John Archer.
Takoto mai ra koe, |
You lie there, |
References[]
- ^ a b Archer, John (14 June 2003). "Hine E Hine, a Māori slumber song" (Text, melody, history) (in Maori and English). New Zealand Folk Song. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ Bourke, Chris. "Te Rangi Pai recital, 1906". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Goodnight Kiwi". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Jock. "'Goodnight Kiwi'". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "NZ's top 10 television moments of all time". The New Zealand Herald. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Forrester, Georgia (29 July 2019). "Could Goodnight Kiwi and Cat return to TV? 'It's always possible' says TVNZ". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ The José Carreras Collection
External links[]
- "Hine E Hine" on YouTube, St Joseph's Māori Girls' College
- "Hine E Hine" on YouTube, Hayley Westenra, Teddy Tahu Rhodes
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- New Zealand children's songs
- Māori music
- Lullabies
- Māori-language songs