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As a proudly Australian initiative, we’re excited to showcase a collection of Australian stories, music, tributes and more.
Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Cairns, Australia with Robbie Daniels-Smith and Ty Smith who sing “Mo te Hunga Mate (For the Departed)” in Te Reo Māori based on the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was composed by Robbie and Ty.
This song was filmed and recorded in Cairns, Australia in December 2023.
O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions!
Verily, I beseech Thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world.
O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.
Kei tōku Atua! e Koe te poumuru i te hara te kaituku i ngā tākoha, te kaiwhakaora o ngā mate!
Tūturu, ko tāku inoi ki a Koe kia murua ngā hara o te hunga kua whakarere i te kākahu kikokiko kua piki ake ki te ao wairua.
Kei tōku Atua! Kia horoia rātou i ngā hara, kia mahea ō rātou pōkē, kia tahurihia tō rātou pōuriuri ki te māramarama. Meinga rātou kia uru ki roto ki te kāri o te harakoa, horoia rātou ki te wai parakore, tukua rātou kia kite i Ō ahurei i runga o te maunga teitei rawa.
Progression 1
Cmaj - Csus4 - F5
Progression 2
Amin7 - Gmaj - Fmaj
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[Intro] ****Cmaj Csus4 F5 Cmaj Csus4 F5
Ooooo Cmaj Csus4 F5
Ooooo Cmaj Csus4 F5
e Koe te poumuru i te hara
Cmaj Csus4 F5
te kaituku i ngā tākoha,
Cmaj Csus4 F5
te kaiwhakaora o ngā mate! Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
Kei tōku A———tua! Amin7 Gmaj
Kei tōku Atua! Fmaj
Tūturu, ko tāku inoi ki a Koe
Cmaj Csus4 F5
kia murua ngā hara o te hunga kua whakarere Cmaj Csus4 F5 (short stop)
i te kākahu kikokiko kua piki ake Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj (short strums)
ki te ao wai——rua Amin7 Gmaj
ki te ao wairua Fmaj
Kei tōku A———tua! Amin7 Gmaj
Kei tōku Atua! Fmaj
Kia horoia———— rātou i ngā hara, Cmaj Csus4 F5 (short stop)
kia mahea ō rātou pōkē, Cmaj Csus4 F5
kia ta———hurihia Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
tō rātou pōuriuri
Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
ki te māramarama. Amin7 Gmaj
ki te māramarama.
Fmaj
Kei tōku A———tua! Amin7 Gmaj
Kei tōku Atua! Fmaj
Meinga rātou kia uru ki roto Cmaj Csus4 F5
ki te kāri— o te harakoa, Cmaj Csus4 F5
horoia— rātou ki te wai parakore, Cmaj Csus4 F5
tukua rā———tou kia kite Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj (short stop)
i Ō a———hurei Amin7 Gmaj
i Ō ahurei Fmaj
Kei tōku A———tua! Amin7 Gmaj
Kei tōku Atua! Fmaj
i runga o te maunga——(i runga o te maunga)
Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
te maunga teitei rawa——(te maunga teitei rawa)
Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
i runga o te maunga——(i runga o te maunga)
Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
te maunga teitei rawa——(te maunga teitei rawa)
Amin7 Gmaj Fmaj
[Outro]
Amin7 Gmaj Amin7-Gmaj-Fmaj
Amin7 Gmaj Amin7-Gmaj-Fmaj
You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Mo te Hunga Mate (For the Departed)” by Robbie & Ty
Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist
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