Hoki Mai

artist:Howard Morrison Quartet

, writer:Henare Waitoa

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 {t: Hoki Mai}
{artist:Howard Morrison Quartet}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa5CqmTL0_c
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Hoki [G] mai e tama [G7] mā
ki ro-[C]to, ki roto,
i ngā [G] ringa e tu-[Am]whera atu [D] nei. [D7]   
 
Kei te [G] kapakapa [G7] mai
te ha-[C]ki, te haki,
o Inga-[G] rangi runga [D7] Tiamana [G] e. [G7] 
 
Hoki [C] mai, hoki mai ki te [G] wā kāinga
kia tutuki te tu-[Em7]mana-[D7]ko.
 
Kei te [G] kapakapa [G7] mai
te ha-[C]ki, te haki,
o Inga-[G]rangi runga [D7] Tiamana [G] e. 

Hoki [C] mai, hoki mai ki te [G] wā kāinga
kia tutuki te tu-[Em7]mana-[D7]ko.
 
Kei te [G] kapakapa [G7] mai
te ha-[C]ki, te haki,
o Inga-[G]rangi runga [D7] Tiamana [G] e. 

o Inga-[G]rangi runga [D7] Tiamana [G] e.

Song Info

Title: Hoki Mai

Artist: Howard Morrison Quartet

Writer: Henare Waitoa

Song Types: Folk, Maori

Key: G

Info: Henare Waitoa composed this song in Ruatoria in 1946 to welcome home survivors of the 28th Maori Battalion. Later, a happier, more lyrical party version evolved in Rotorua and was popularized by the Howard Morrison Quartet.

The Howard Morrison Quartet (originally named the Ohinemutu Quartet) was a New Zealand band during the 1950s and early 1960s. The band was formed by Sir Howard Morrison and included Gerry Merito, Wi Wharekura and Noel Kingi.

In 1955, while working as a surveyor's chainman, Morrison started putting together vocal groups to entertain at rugby club socials in Rotorua. The next year, the original Quartet members and their extended wh?nau won the 1956 Rotorua Soundshell Talent Quest, following which Morrison toured Australia as a member of the Aotearoa Concert Party. This lead him to decide to pursue music as a career

History of the song:
https://www.folksong.org.nz/hokimai/index.html
 
Notes by dugongdanger:
1. There are many variations on this song with slightly different lyrics and chords than the original written by Henare Waitoa. I simply chose to transcribe the version I am familliar with, and this is by no means the 'correct way' to play the song.
 
2. The key to performing the rhythm for this song is ensuring you emphasise those muted accent strums on beats 2 and 4. I've also provided a possible variation on this strumming pattern for the song.
 
3. This song is written in Te Reo M?ori. As such, the correct pronunciation may take some time to learn if you are not familliar with the language. If this is the case for you, I'd  reccomend watching a youtube video of this song being performed and a google search on the key differences between written Te Reo and your own language (For example, in Te Reo 'Wh' is pronounced the same as the 'F' in frog in English).

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Hoki Mai

artist:Howard Morrison Quartet

, writer:Henare Waitoa

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