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H​ī​koi feat Laban & Strahan Cole

from THE WAY I SEE THE WORLD by ESOLIGH by Esoligh

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This song is about a trip I took to Otautahi for a Symposium. It was interesting and inspired this. Features Laban Cole on the chorus and Strahan Cole of Great North on guitar.

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Hikoi by Esoligh feat Strahan and Laban Cole

Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole
Pain of tangata whenua,
Pronounced in this place,
Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi,
Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi

(the definition of rahi is – be large, great, plentiful)


Verse one - Esoligh
Lying here listening to my landlord in ablutional bliss,
Days aren’t sposed to end like this,
Trying to sleep before I fly,
Down to Christchurch and Rehua marae

Otautahi revealed,
The truth is sealed,
On the plane as we speak,
Drinking tea feeling sleek

Flying over cloud formations,
High above the nations, waters,
Seeking after meke daughters,
Riding taught like court orders

At Rehua marae now in the flow,
Submersed in the mauri soul,
The symposium has a phat roll,
Knowing the way we all know

And I blow with a fever all the time bro,
And I’m here in the ChCh chilling out,
Being filled with no doubt,
About that mad mad clout shout out 


Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole
Pain of tangata whenua,
Pronounced in this place,
Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi,
Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi


Verse two - Esoligh
Tangata pai ki ko nei,
Tupuna amungea ko nei,
Maorism strong in this place,
Full base in takiwa, like space

Writing this down, to remember,
Who I am and where I'm from,
Te Arawa, Ngati Whakaue,
Whanau a Tapihana I be

Moving forward subsequently,
Trying to high five the free,
Potentially true people we be,
light inside we live eventually

Aroha tu meke blu & exile,
On the iPhone iPod dial,
Tawhirimatea gusts,
Ignorant logic rusts n busts

As I bust this freestyle dust,
As I bust out of the wackness,
Esoligh with the phatness


Ko nei means are here

Amungea 1. (stative) be strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast, tenacious.
2. (noun) advocate, campaigner, champion, promoter, proponent, upholder, supporter - a person who is strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast or tenacious.


Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole
Pain of tangata whenua,
Pronounced in this place,
Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi,
Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi

credits

from THE WAY I SEE THE WORLD by ESOLIGH, released May 16, 2014
D. Patterson, M. Smith, L. Cole, S. Cole.

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