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Whina - walk of freedom
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WHINA – (Walk of freedom) Written by Riqi Harawira 26/06/2020
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SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF OUR NATION, SHE WALKED 1000 KS
TE WHAEA O TE MOTU , WHINA COOPER WAS HER NAME.
SHE FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM
AND THEY MADE HER A DAME
HER DREAM WAS WE COULD ALL LIVE AS ONE.
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OVER 5000 MARCHERS WALKED RIGHT INTO PARLIMENT
LAND ALIENATION WAS THE CORE OF THAT LAMENT
BUT FOR THOSE WITH THE FORESIGHT
AND THE COURAGE TO MAKE A STAND
THE PROTEST WAS A CRY FOR THE LAND
WHINA WALK OF FREEDOM
LEAD US WITH YOUR - WISDOM / VISION
WHINA WALK US TO FREEDOM
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BORN 1895 SHE DIED AT 98.
1 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THE BROADCAST OF HER WAKE.
SHE WALKED FOR OUR FREEDOM
AND BROUGHT OUR PEOPLE CHANGE.
SHE CRIED ! NOT ONE ACRE MORE !
TE IHI, TE MANA, TE TAPU, MARANGA RA (upright)
KIA U KI TE KAKANOA O TE AROHA
HEI PAINGA MO TE AO KATOA (benefits)
KIA KAUA KO TETAHI ANO EKA NOT ONE ACRE MORE SHE CRIED
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Whina - demo
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Riqi Harawira New Zealand
Riqi Harawira is a Māori fusion artist and a guitar virtuoso who is passionate about telling stories about Aotearoa through
his original music.
Riqi frequently melds te reo Māori and English with rock and grunge music, dabbling with covers of Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani and performing the NZ national anthem with the healing voice of his Les Paul guitar he calls Mareikura.
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