Matariki waiata (song)

Sing this Matariki waiata

  waiatasongMāori | Noun
 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

Image of the Matariki star cluster with the names of each star

Caption

The Matariki star cluster, 2015. Te Papa