Lyrics On screen .This is a maori song which introduces the names of the months (good for beginners). I own none of the contents but found this was an easy way to learn, so thought I would share it with others out there. Reo waiata: Pania Papa, Henare Waaka, Wiki Papa. Taonga Puoro: Brad Morgan ( Instrumental arrangement), Pania Papa ( rakuraku) The maramataka divided the traditional Māori year into 12 lunar months. The word marama means both the moon and the lunar month -- a lunar month is the 29 and a half days between successive new moons, and normally straddles two calendar months. Māori needed a system that matched lunar months with the solar year -- a lunar year is around 11 days shorter. Some tribes listed 13 months in their lunar year, indicating that one month was occasionally added to account for the extra period of time. Those tribes which had only 12 months would have used a different system to account for the extra time. The months were commonly listed numerically: May--June was Te Tahi (the first), June--July was Te Rua (the second), and so on. Each month also had its own name, which sometimes varied between tribes. 1.Pipiri (May--June). All things on earth are contracted because of the cold; likewise man. 2.Hongonui (or Hōngongoi, June--July). Man is now extremely cold and kindles fires before which he basks. 3.Here-turi-kōkā (July--August). The scorching effect of fire is seen on the knees of man. 4.Mahuru (August--September). The earth has now acquired
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