Tekau mā whā - Day 14 - Waiata
Te Taha Taiao - Ka Tangi Te Tītī - Alongside the natural world - the Tītī calls.
Tekau mā whā - Rāhoroi 1 Hakihea - Waiata
Day 14 - Sunday 14th December - Waiata
He kaupapa mō te rā
Waiata
Waiata are songs that convey a message or mark a special event. Waiata are included in formal ceremonies, with both traditional and contemporary songs offering a way to practice tikanga in a variety of settings including times of celebration or grief and loss. Waiata can provide links to the ancestors and the past, and can also be used to help learners understand reo.
He Karaipiture (Bible Reading)
Ruka/Luke 1:46-56
Ā, ka mea a Meri,
“Ka whakanui tōku wairua i te Ariki;
e hari ana tōku wairua ki te Atua, ki tōku Kaiwhakaora;
mōna i titiro ki te iti o tāna pononga;
tā te mea hoki kātahi ahau ka kīia e ngā whakatupuranga katoa
e haere ake nei, he wahine hari.
He nui hoki ngā mahi a te Mea Kaha ki ahau.He tapu hoki tōna ingoa;
he mahi tohu tāna ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia,
ki tēnei whakatupuranga, ki tēnei whakatupuranga.
Kua whakaputaina he kaha e ia, arā e tōna ringa;
nāna te hunga whakakake i marara ai, i te whakaaro o ō rātou ngākau.
Kua whakatakā e ia ngā piriniha i ō rātou torōna,
ā, whakateiteitia ake ana te hunga iti.
Kua whakakīa e ia te hunga mate hiakai ki ngā mea pai;
kua tonoa kautia atu te hunga taonga.
Kua tautokona e ia a Īharaira, tāna pononga,
he whakamahara hoki ki tāna mahi tohu.
Ki a Āperahama rātou ko tāna whānau ake tonu atu,
pērā hoki me tāna i kōrero ai ki ō tātou mātua.”
Nā, tata tonu ki te toru marama a Meri e noho ana ki a ia, ā, hoki ana ki tōna whare.
Mary said,
“My heart praises the Lord;
my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
for he has remembered me, his lowly servant!
From now on all people will call me happy,
because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me.
His name is holy;
from one generation to another
he shows mercy to those who honor him.
He has stretched out his mighty arm
and scattered the proud with all their plans.
He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,
and has come to the help of his servant Israel.
He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham
and to all his descendants forever!”
Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then went back home.
Whakarongo/Titiro Mai (Listen/Watch)
David Tapene choruses the waiata whakapapa for our listening pleasure. The video concludes with David conducting the kapahaka group Hatea.
Ngā mea waihanga (Create)
50c vinyl EPs and dried harakeke (flax) fronds look great as a wall fixture or hanging from the Christ-mas tree.
He Whakaaroaro (Reflect)
The practice of singing at Christ-mas can be traced right back to Mary’s song as well as the song of the angels at the first Christ-mas. Since then across centuries and cultures, God’s people have sung hymns, praise songs, carols and waiata. Singing is a powerful tool to enhance our personal wellbeing. There’s something extremely healthy for both our brains and bodies about singing. We sing our praise to the Creator God.
Whakahokia mai (Respond)
Listen to a favourite Christmas carol that offers praise to our Creator God.
Karakia (Pray)
Generous God, we give thanks for all that prayer and waiata stirs in us all. During this expectant time of Christ-mas we join in unison with all choristers to herald the coming of your Son, Jesus. Amen.
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