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[Māori] Widaway

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# WIDAWAY
*Sweefin Music — Mi Version*

**[Intro — A Cappella Female Vocal, Handclaps, Rising African Percussion]**

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Tūta i te ara, way-oh!

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Kia whakapuaki te ao, say-oh!

*(Children's choir)*  
Hey! Hey! Hey!

*(Deep bass drops)*

WIDAWAY!

**[Verse 1 — Warm, Infectious Afrobeats Groove]**

I te taha o te huarahi, he marama,  
E tango ana tetahi ki te rangi hou.  
I ngā rā i pātea, kāore i kitea,  
Ināianei, e moemoeā ana mō te nui atu.

He wahine kei te hanga kaupapa,  
He tāne rangatahi e ako ana i ngā mea katoa.  
Ka tīmata te moemoeā i ngā mea iti,  
Ka tika te reo ki te karanga i tana.

Mai i te whāwhā ki te waiata,  
Mai i te stranger ki te whānau,  
Ka taea e mātou te hanga ara kāore e kitea,  
Ka tono ki tētahi atu ki te uru mai.

**[Pre-Chorus — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Ka taea e koe te rongo i te wāhi?  
Ka taea e koe te rongo i te pānui harikoa?

I te mea e kī ana te ao, “Kāore i tēnei rā,”  
Ka taea e mātou te kimi i tētahi atu ara!

Kia whakakotahi āu ringaringa, ka riro,  
E nā tēnā he mano ngā take.

I te tīmatanga o ngā pātea,  
Katoa ka karanga ka kī!

**[Chorus — Explosive Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Tūta i te ara, way-oh!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Kia ārahi te puoro i te ara!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!  
Kia tipu te pāti hau!

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Katoa ka kī, say-oh!

Tahi atu mōhio, tahi atu rā,  
Tahi atu moemoeā i te ara!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Ka taea e mātou te kimi i te ara!

**[Post-Chorus — Viral Dance Chant]**

Kia mau! (Hey!)  
Kia taha! (Hey!)

Whakatū ki te marama o te rā!

Pā! (Hey!)  
Hurihia! (Hey!)

Rongo i te rītaha, waiho kia pā!

Way-oh! Way-oh!  
Katoa ka kitea tō rātou rōpū!

**[Verse 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]**

E pānui ana a Mama i ngā mea i hanga i te rā,  
E whakaaro ana mō te tupu i tētahi atu ara.  
E kimi ana a Papa i te wā ki te noho,  
I te pāti iti ki te kī i tana.

He tamaiti e hiahia ana ki te pā ki te rangi,  
He pāmu e tirotiro ana i ngā kapua e haere ana.  
He kaihanga e whai ana i te taputapu hou,  
He tauira e moemoeā ana i muri i te kura.

Mai i te kainga ki ngā rama tāone,  
Mai i ngā maunga ki ngā pō tai,  
Ko Sweefin e awhina ana i te katoa ki te whakauru me te hoko,  
Nō reira ka taea te hanga i ngā whai wāhitanga hou.

**[Pre-Chorus — Full Choir Builds]**

Ka taea e koe te rongo i te wāhi?  
Ka taea e koe te rongo i te pānui harikoa?

I te mea e kī ana te ao, “Kāore i tēnei rā,”  
Ka taea e mātou te kimi i tētahi atu ara!

Kia whakakotahi āu ringaringa, ka riro,  
E nā tēnā he mano ngā take.

I te tīmatanga o ngā pātea,  
Katoa ka karanga ka kī!

**[Chorus — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Tūta i te ara, way-oh!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Kia ārahi te puoro i te ara!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!  
Kia tipu te pāti hau!

Way-oh, way-oh!  
Katoa ka kī, say-oh!

Tahi atu mōhio, tahi atu rā,  
Tahi atu moemoeā i te ara!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Ka taea e mātou te kimi i te ara!

**[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Warm Choir]**

Kei te tango etahi huarahi he wā iti,  
Kei te hiahia etahi moemoeā ki te whakawhānau anō.  
Kei te kawe etahi tangata i ngā āwangawanga,  
I te mea e pātea ana ngā tau.

[Verse]  
Engari ka taea te whakarerekē,  
Āwhina te ringa, māmā te kawenga.  
Ka tohaina e tatou ngā akoranga,  
Āwhina ai tētahi ki te kimi ara.

Nō reira, ki te eke koe ki te tatau,  
Waiho kia tuwhera mō ētahi atu.  
Kei muri i a koe he moemoeā,  
Kei te tatari he menemene.

*(Drums begin to build)*

**[Dance Break — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Ka kitea te ara?  
Crowd: Ara e! Ara e!

Lead: Ka taea te panoni?  
Crowd: E-i-e! E-i-e!

Lead: Kua rite ki te haka?  
Crowd: Katoa!

Lead: Me aha tatou?  
Crowd: Neke te tinana!

*(Percussion break)*

Hīkoi ki te mauī! (Hei!)  
Hīkoi ki te katau! (Hei!)

Pakipaki ringa! (Hei!)  
Whiti te rā! (Hei!)

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Ka kitea te ara e!

*(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)*

**[Final Chorus — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Ara e, ara e!  
Ka kitea te ara e!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Tukua te puoro hei arahi!

Hei-a-ia! Hei-a-io!  
Kia tupu te hari koa!

Ara e, ara e!  
Katoa karanga e!

Kotahi anō te whai wāhi,  
Kotahi anō te rā,  
Kotahi anō te moemoeā kei te ara!

WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY!  
Ka kitea te ara e!

**[Outro — Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]**

Ara e, ara e!  
Ka kitea te ara e!

Mai i te kaipāmu ki te moemoeā,  
Mai i te kaihanga ki te tamaiti,  
Ka hono a Sweefin i ngā haerenga  
Ki ngā ara me ngā maero maha.

Ara e… ara e…

WIDAWAY!

*(Final drum hit)*