SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music's video: Ainslie Allen: Taku M m

Ainslie Allen - Taku Māmā Award-winning NZ Māori Country Music Artist, Ainslie Allen (Rongowhakaata) is pursuing her journey of connecting with her heritage, and is releasing a single entirely in te reo Māori in honour of Māori Language Week. 'Taku Māmā' is the Māori version of her single "My Mum" released in January 2019. Ainslie says "I am grateful and honoured to be working with Leon Blake with this te reo translation." 'Taku Māmā' is a touching tribute to Ainslie's Mum and tells the story of her mother raising four children alone. Ainslie's new single Taku Māma was made possible with funding from Te Māngai Pāho. The single was produced by Ben Edwards at the Sitting Room and the video was made with Phantomstar Pictures & Maelstrom Pictures, and will be distributed through DRM, available on all good streaming platforms on Friday, 18th of September 2020. *Lyrics* I was born, one of four, older brothers, little sister and me Ko au nei te tuatoru o mātou ko ngā tamariki I remember Mama worked every day, she left our Father and his heavy uncaring hands Heke noa rā ngā tōtā o Māmā. Ka mahue ngā ringa whakahoe o tō mātou pāpā Mama made sure we never went without - I can’t complain Nā Māmā mātou i ora ai – kāore ōku nawe She battled to buy our first home, around the time I started school Nāna i whai kāinga ai mātou i taku taenga ki te kura I wont forget that day - she done all she could to make it good, then Mama said Tē wareware i ahau – i pau tōna kaha kia pai te ao, ko tā Māmā, This is the only life you have so use it well Maiohatia ko tōu ao kotahi noa nei Be kind to those you meet you don't know what they may be going through Kia ngāwari - he kokonga ngākau tē kitea Be yourself those that matter don't mind Kia ū koe ki tōu anō āhua Dream big, don't forget who you are - you’re my super star Whāia te iti kahurangi – tōku nei whetū My mum, my mum E mā, e mā   Life goes on, we’ve lost some good ones along the way Huri nei te ao - he hunga pai kua riro She would hold it together with a million and one things on her mind Ka niwha rā ia ahakoa āna take e hia nei, And I wanna make damn sure I can look after her the way she did for me Me rite taku rauhi i a ia ki tana rauhi mai This is the only life you have so use it well Maiohatia ko tōu ao kotahi noa nei Be kind to those you meet you don't know what they may be going through Kia ngāwari - he kokonga ngākau tē kitea Be yourself those that matter don't mind Kia ū koe ki tōu anō āhua Dream big, don't forget who you are - you’re my super star Whāia te iti kahurangi – tōku nei whetū Cause she loved us in the morning, and she kissed us good night I aroha mai i te ao; ka kihi mai i te pō And in the springtime birds would sing, and in the winter she would hold us tight I a Kōanga, kō ai ngā manu; Ia Hōtoke, ka awhitia o mātou My Mum, my mum E Mā, Māmā -- Further information about the composer biographies associated with these films can be discovered at https://www.sounz.org.nz/ Explore our extensive catalogue of scores, CDs, books and resource library at https://www.sounz.org.nz/info-for/sounz-collection-library Connect with on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SOUNZnz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOUNZnz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sounz_nz/ āori