We would like to share a small gift with deep respect to the Fiordland RSA. We gift this waiata in honour of those who have served, and in recognition of the enduring connection between past and present.
Here we sing Po Atarau/Haere Ra- a song long associated with farewelling those leaving for war. We are singing this in Te Reo, a simple but powerful message of farewell, travel safely and return again to those who wait for you.
Po atarau On a moonlit night
E moe iho nei I see in a dream
E here ana You going away
Koe ki pamamao To a distant land
Haere ra Farewell
Ka hoki mai ano But return again
Ki i te tau To your loved one,
E tangi atu nei Weeping here
