Haere
rā e Hine
ki Rotorua
Ki reira noho ai
Kaua rā e hine
a wareware
Ko au tō tau pūmau
Go then girl,
to
Rotorua
And stay there
But don't forget
I am yours forever
Nga
waka e whitu e tau
nei
Hoea hoea ra
Tainui Te Arawa Mataatua
Hoea hoea ra
Takitimu, Tokomaru
Kurahaupo me Aotea e
Nga waka enei i hoea mai
E o tatou tupuna
Pokarekare
ana
nga wai o Waiapu,
Whiti atu koe hine
marino ana e.
E
hine e
hoki mai ra.
Ka mate ahau
I te aroha e.
Eddie
Low Sings, in Sydney
Eddie
Low was an outstanding Maori showband
performer of the seventies. He not only had a
rich melodic voice, but also played the
keyboard, trumpet, flute, guitar, violin and
piano accordion.
Eddie Low was born totally blind on May 14th,
1945, and spent much of his childhood at the
Blind Institute in Auckland. While there he
developed his musical talent, becoming a
member of the Institute Band and winning a
number of talent quests. When Eddie was 12 he
underwent a series of operations which gained
him partial sight in his left eye.
In the mid 1960s he became a member of the
Quin Tikis showband and toured in the Joe
Brown shows with Howard Morrison, John Hore
and Peter Posa.
In 1970 he released an album called "The Voice
In A Million" and started to get work outside
of New Zealand. In 1972 he was invited by the
Country Music Association of America to take
part in the Grand Ole Opry birthday
celebrations held in Nashville. He was invited
back and toured the USA and Canada several
times.
In the late seventies he moved to Australia to
live, working on the club scene as well as
radio and television. In 1980 he signed a
recording contract with RCA and over the next
five years released five albums: the first of
these, "Eddie Low Sings," contained his "Songs
of Home" track.
Eddie
Low was an outstanding Maori showband
performer of the seventies. He not only had a
rich melodic voice, but also played the
keyboard, trumpet, flute, guitar, violin and
piano accordion. 