Celebrating Matariki with ti rakau, the Maori stick game

We joined with room 9 and Ms Riley on Thursday to learn how to play ti rakau sticks while singing  tītī tōrea.  We had to concentrate really hard so we could catch each others stick.

Lyrics for "E Papa Waiari"

E hine, hoki mai ra. 

1. E pāpā Waiari, 

Taku nei mahi 

Taku nei mahi,

He tuku roimata

Chorus: 

Ē aue, ka mate au;

E hine hoki mai rā 

Ē aue, ka mate au;

E hine hoki mai rā 

2. Māku e kaute

Ō hīkoitanga 

Māku e kaute 

Ō hīkoitanga

We practised playing the ti rakau sticks before meeting room 9.