[Marshallese] Herise

Lyrics

# HERISE  
*Sweefin Music — Mh Version*

**[Intro — Warm Female Vocals, Gentle Afrobeat Rhythm]**

Oh na-na, tawa i te,  
Manu i te aroha, te māramatanga.  
Te rā hou e karanga, te rangi brighter,  
I tana moemoeā, kua reri ki te rere.

Oh na-na, rongo i te oro,  
Ngā ngākau e kotahi ana ināianei.  
Me Sweefin e whakamāramatia,  
Kua whakamau ia ki te rā pai.

**[Verse 1]**

I kī mai a Mama, "Mōhio ki tō uara,  
Kei a koe te mana ki te huri i tēnei ao."  
Mai i ngā pakiaka ki ngā moemoeā,  
I ātaahua tōna ngākau, he koura.

Ngā ringa e rongoā, ngā ringa e hanga,  
E manaaki ana i ngā moemoeā e tū ana.  
E whakatō ana i ngā kōhatu, e tupu ana,  
Ka māramatia e ia te ara mō te hunga e noho ana.

Mai i ia pā ki ngā taone,  
E huri ana i ngā moemoeā ki ngā taumata hou.  
Te kaha o ngā iwi, te tumanako e kite ana,  
E hanga ana ia i te mea ka puta mai.

**[Pre-Chorus — Building Energy]**

Me moemoeā ia, me whiti ia,  
Ia maunga ka taea e ia te piki.  
Homai he parirau, me rere ia,  
Tirohia e tū ana ia i ngā tatau katoa.

Ka piki ia, ka piki tātou,  
Kāore he mutunga ki ngā mea ka taea e tātou.  
Ringa ki te ringa, taha ki te taha,  
Kia rongo i te mana e ora ana!

**[Chorus — Explosive, Joyful Dance Hook]**

Oh-oh-oh, me piki ia!  
Tirohia te ahi i ōna karu.  
Oh-oh-oh, me whiti ia!  
Ka tīmata tōna rā āpōpō ināianei.

Hey-ya, hey-ya, rongo i tōna karanga,  
Ka piki ia, ka piki tātou katoa!  
Oh-oh-oh, me ārahi ia,  
Ko ia te anamata e hiahia ana!

Piki, piki, me piki ia,  
Pērā i te ata i te rangi.  
Me Sweefin, ka taea ngā moemoeā te ora,  
Ka ora ngā wāhine, ka ora tātou katoa!

**[Verse 2]**

I kīhia ia ki te tatari i tōna wā,  
Ināianei kei a ia te ao ki te whakawhiwhi.  
Mai i ngā tatau kati ki ngā rangi tuwhera,  
Tirohia te toa i ōna karu.

He kaihanga ia, he kaiarahi,  
Me te kaha o te aroha i roto.  
Ia pakihi, ia hokohoko,  
Ia whai wāhitanga i hanga ia.

Ka taea e ia te ārahi, ka taea e ia te hanga,  
Te hanga i te āpōpō, te huri i tōna fate.  
Mai i ngā mākete ki te ao,  
Me tuku ngā moemoeā nui ki te whānui.

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

Me moemoeā ia, me whiti ia,  
Ia maunga ka taea e ia te piki.  
Homai he parirau, me rere ia,  
Tirohia e tū ana ia i ngā tatau katoa.

Ka piki ia, ka piki tātou,  
Kāore he mutunga ki ngā mea ka taea e tātou.  
Ringa ki te ringa, taha ki te taha,  
Kia rongo i te mana e ora ana!

**[Chorus — Full Afro-House Energy]**

Oh-oh-oh, me piki ia!  
Tirohia te ahi i ōna karu.  
Oh-oh-oh, me whiti ia!  
Ka tīmata tōna rā āpōpō ināianei.

Hey-ya, hey-ya, rongo i tōna karanga,  
Ka piki ia, ka piki tātou katoa!  
Oh-oh-oh, me ārahi ia,  
Ko ia te anamata e hiahia ana!

Piki, piki, me piki ia,  
Pērā i te ata i te rangi.  
Me Sweefin, ka taea ngā moemoeā te ora,  
Ka ora ngā wāhine, ka ora tātou katoa!

**[Bridge — Emotional, Then Rising Celebration]**

Mō te whaea e whai moemoeā ana,  
Mō te kōtiro kāore anō kia kite  
I ngā mea whakamiharo ka taea e ia,  
I ngā tatau katoa ka tuwhera ki te kore.

Mō ngā wāhine i tae mai i mua,  
I mau tonu te whakapono ki te mea kāore he mutunga,  
Ia hikoi, ia whakatūpato,

Helped another dream take flight.

Bi marama, e koro i te,  
Eia e maumau te moemoeā.  
Mai Afirika ki te ao katoa,  
I te tahi, ka taea te nui atu.

**[Dance Break — Call and Response]**

Lead: Ko wai e tū?  
Choir: Ka tū ia!

Lead: Ko wai e whiti?  
Choir: Ka whiti ia!

Lead: Ko wai e arataki?  
Choir: Ka arataki ia!

All: I te wā ka tū ngā wāhine, ka angitū tātou katoa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, ringihia te rangi,  
Kia pā te rythm ki te rangi!  
Hey-ya, hey-ya, te awhina,  
Whakanui ngā wāhine e tipu ana!

**[Final Chorus — Big Choir, Drums, Celebration]**

Oh-oh-oh, e tū ia!  
Tirohia te ahi i ōna karu.  
Oh-oh-oh, e whiti ia!  
Ka tīmata tōna rā i tēnei pō.

Hey-ya, hey-ya, whakarongo ki te karanga,  
Ka tū ia, ka tū tātou katoa!  
Oh-oh-oh, e arataki ia,  
I te mea hei anō mo te ao!

Tū, tū, e tū ia,  
Pērā me te ata i te rangi.  
Ki Sweefin, ka taea ngā moemoeā,  
I te wā ka tipu ngā wāhine, ka tipu tātou katoa!

**[Outro — Warm, Joyful, Unforgettable]**

Oh na-na, e kā,  
Tirohia ngā moemoeā e tipu ana.  
Ia wāhine, ia kōtiro,  
He mana kei a rātou ki te huri i te ao.

Oh na-na, taha ki taha,  
Whakanui tōna kaha me te mana.  
Ki Sweefin, kia whiti te ao,  
Kua tae mai tōna wā, tōna wā ki te tū.

Herise… herise…  
Whakakā ngā moemoeā i te rangi.  
Herise… herise…  
I te wā ka tū ia, ka tū tātou katoa.