Pokarekare Ana

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Peter Nugent
TTBB

This gem of a Maori love song was originally arranged for The Ritz, who won quartet gold in 1991. They sang it with great success on a trip to New Zealand. The Musical Island Boys, our champ quartet in 2014, picked up on it, as have many other groups in that country. The lyrics are about half in English, but no worries, for Polynesian words are easy to sound out, and there are multiple performances on YouTube. By the way, this gentle tune is considered almost like a second national anthem for the Kiwis.