Still no inspiration to produce original work, so still butchering the works of others, it seems ;-) This time, it's the turn of that splendid traditional Maori song (the unofficial anthem of New Zealand), Pokarekare Ana.

Apologies for my no doubt dreadful pronunciation of Maori words! All suggestions on what to do to my voice (by way of EQ, etc.) - as well as any other thoughts on this particular rendition of mine are also immensely welcome - thanks so much for listening!

https://soundcloud.com/jamesdelsono/pokarekare-ana-traditional-maori-song

EDIT: re-mixed it this morning, 18 June 2020 ... added a little extra treble to both backing track and voice, less bass ... a tad of auto-tune to the voice, et voila ... any better? :-) Thank you for listening!


LYRICS:

Pōkarekare ana, ngā wai o Waiapu
Whiti atu koe hine, marino ana e.

E hine e, hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau i te aroha e.

Tuhituhi taku reta, tuku atu taku rīngi
Kia kite tō iwi, raru raru ana e.

E hine e, hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau i te aroha e.

E kore te aroha, e maroke i te rā
Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e.

E hine e, hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau i te aroha e.

Whati whati taku pene, kua pau aku pepa
Ko taku aroha, mau tonu ana e.

E hine e, hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau i te aroha e


LYRICS (English translation):

They are agitated,
the waters of Waiapu,
But when you cross over girl,
they will be calm.

Oh girl,
return to me,
I could die
of love for you.

I have written my letter,
I have sent my ring,
so that your people can see
that I am troubled.

Refrain

My love will never
be dried by the sun,
it will be forever moistened
by my tears.

Refrain

My poor pen is shattered,
I have no more paper,
But my love
is still steadfast.

Refrain

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Pokarekare Ana - 17 June 2020
File:Pokarekare Ana - 17 June 2020.SGU
Key=G , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=3:36
No intro. 68 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 68. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is ENYA44.STY (Enya44 - Soft Ev.16 Techno Orche)
Style MIDI Instruments are : 40/3 Attack Pulse, GM2 Bank 3, Pad-Warm (Slow) (90), Muted Electric Guit (29), Slow Strings (50),
MIDI Drums :26 Rap TR808 Drums (26)

RealDrums will be substituted :BossaBrushes#1: a: Brushes b: BusyBrushes

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Voice recording and mixing done in Audacity

Last edited by musician17; 06/17/20 09:02 PM.
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