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WAIATA * WHAKAHAU		 Mihi mai ra
Rangi, Walk Right Back, 1961
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An upbeat 1960s waiata whakahau based on the tune of the Everly Brothers hit song.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO COMPOSED THIS? IS IT OF NGATI PONEKE ORIGIN? PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS.

I want you to say why you walked out on me
I'm so lonesome every da-ay
I want you to know that since you walked out on me
Nothin' seems to be the same old way

Think about the love that burns
within my heart for you
The good times we had before you
went away, oh my!

Walk right back to me this minute
Bring your love to me, don't send it
I'm so lonesome every day.

D Mihi mai rā aku Rangatira e
Mihi mai ki runga A rā
Kei te harakoa o te kaupapa e
A7 Nga tāonga, ngā tātou ka-D-toa.

Meatia tenei hei
tū whakohono e
Whaka-D7-paingia
te a-G7-roha, D e au-Em-e!

Ka taunga te manawa
D Piki rere tonu ake
A Nā A7 te rangimari-D-e

Greet us my senior ones
Acknowledge us as we approach
The theme is the enjoyment
Of the precious activities belonging to us all.

Let it be said that this
in truth will be so
Give emphasis
to love, oh yeah!

Let hearts reign supreme
Let them bequickly uplifted
Through goodwill.

Alternative lines for the last two verses - - -

 

Meatia tenei hei
Hei tūhonohono e
Me te kai-D7-anga pai
Nā t'a-G7-roha, D e au-Em-e!

Ka pāura te manawa
D Whiti rere tonu ake
A Nā A7 te rangimari-D-e

 

Let this be the means
of bringing us together
and living together
in love, oh yeah!

Let hearts glow
Let them really shine
Through goodwill.


This song is based on the 1961 Everly Brothers hit song Walk Right Back, and it was probably written about that time.
I have put a midi sound file of "Walk Right Back" playing here, but Mihi mai rā is sung a bit slower than this.

Mihi Mai Ra on Record

There seems to be no recordings of this; possibly because of copyright reasons.

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Published on line May 2007