Name: Kōtuku
Duration: P00H03M11S
Description: He kōtuku rerenga tahi - a white heron’s flight is only seen only once in a life... much like this time (covid19) hopefully. We’ve seen opportunities for great things, and communities seizing them! The hope is that we can all somehow find what's worth holding on to from this, helping each other out, picking up the kōtuku feathers and finding the treasure in them.

Kōtuku

by Aro

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

name your price

about

He kōtuku rerenga tahi - a white heron’s flight is only seen only once in a life... much like this time (covid19) hopefully. We’ve seen opportunities for great things, and communities seizing them! The hope is that we can all somehow find what's worth holding on to from this, helping each other out, picking up the kōtuku feathers and finding the treasure in them.

lyrics

V1
Ēhara ēnei āhuatanga ka kite ia rā, ia rā
Ko te tūmanako nā te puku mahi ngātahi
He mōmōhanga ngā mahara ki tēnei wā
Ka rongo i ngā rōhi
Ahakoa ētahi wā e huna ana i te otaota,
Āwhina atu ki te tohungia

Pre
Hākina
Hā puta
Nāwai, nāwai
Ka kake ki te rangi

CH
He kōtuku rerenga tahi
Ona awe kua waiho iho hei piki kōtuku
Kia kaha ki te rere ngātahi, ngātahi
Hei piki kōtuku

V2
Mehemea kotahi anake te rerenga ka kite
ko te wawata ka pūmau
ki te aroha noa kua puta I tēnei wā.
ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi, ā-hāpori,
ā-whenua

BR
Tuturu whakamaua kia tina!
Haumi e, hui e
Taiki e!

Translation:
V1
These things don’t happen everyday
Hopefully, because we were working together
We can remember this time fondly
We can smell the roses
Though sometimes they can be lost in the weeds
We can help each other find them

Pre
Breathe in
Breathe out
Eventually
Rising in the sky…

CH
The kōtuku only ever seen once
It’s plumes left behind for our adorning
Let’s be diligent in flying together
A beauty that will adorn us

V2
If this flight is really only ever seen once
Hopefully we hold on to the love that was shared
and found during this time
As families, as communities, as a people, as neighborhoods, as a nation.

BR
Hold fast
Secure it
Draw together! Affirm!

credits

released May 28, 2020

license

about

Aro New Zealand

Blending Emily's honey-voiced jazz with Charles' full throated percussive sound with shades of haka, Aro's storytelling performance adds up to a warmth of experience, wholly original, anchored in Aotearoa New Zealand.

aromusic.co.nz

contact / help

Contact Aro

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Aro, you may also like:

Anagrams
by Stephen Steinbrink

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 24, 2016
go to album
Feral Youth
by Wakes

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 5, 2014
go to album
Arranged Waves
by Stephen Steinbrink

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 26, 2013
go to album
Come With Me If You Want To Live
by Devon Welsh

Former Majical Cloudz singer channels abstract personal fantasies into an indie-pop extravaganza with action-flick thrills. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 14, 2024
go to album
Talk.
by George Cosby

George Cosby's rich voice is the center of these cinematic pop songs that thrum with the ache of longing. Bandcamp New & Notable May 2, 2023
go to album
Leap Year Baby
by Catalina Cara

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 1, 2022
go to album
Pillar
by Rainbow Chan

The Sydney-based artist shines on this album full of dreamy, experimental pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 12, 2019
go to album