Lyrics - Tahitian
(Tahitian folk song)
E e e ma’e maita’i te ‘uru*
A tunu ia ‘ama
Pahi te pa’a
Ta’iri’iri e
La u’ au’a e
‘Iriti te hune
E ‘ai te i ‘o
English Translation – The Tree Fruit Bread
This is very good Uru*
It must be cooked well
Removes the bark
Clap, clap
It is tender
Removes heart
And eats it.
*Uru is also called Tahitian breadfruit (source)
Recorder Notes D, E, G, A, B
See also
- Country: Tahiti
- Subject: cats / food
- Harmony: I, IV / one chord / Orff / major & minor
- Melody: low do / repeated tones / steps, skips, repeats / D,E,G,A,B
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drm
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