Kia Kaha
Neil Finn
I left you in the shelter
of a wet Waikato day.
The rain came like a flood
washed our stamping ground away
And so the ties were broken (never look back)
Our situation’s changed (Kia kaha)
I wonder to myself now
If we are still the same
We used to laugh at the words of the old school song
But now I hope that you will be ever strong (Kia kaha)
We gathered in the basement
like some religious sect
A band of idle dreamers
in a small town safety net
It’s been as long as five years
Since we were face to face (Kia kaha)
We’re feeling for the first time
Should have something to show for our age
We used to laugh at the words of the old school song
But now I hope that you will be ever strong (Kia kaha)
When I left town I thought an angel watched over me
It was a shock to find the devil inside me, beside me (Kia kaha)
"Ka Mate" Maori Haka:
Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Ā, upane! ka upane!
Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!
(Kia Kaha)
Where did it go, I never noticed it passing
(Kia Kaha)
Already it’s a long time ago
Song appears on:
Split Enz - See Ya ‘Round (1984 album)
