This is currently my favourite song, a Māori waiata called "Mānawa maiea Matariki", which celebrates the rising of the cluster of stars known as Matariki, visible at this time of year in Aotearoa, New Zealand. It also signifies the celebration of the Māori New Year (which also coincides with the end of the financial year :)
I'd heard it on Mai FM before, as I now dial my car radio station between Samoan radio 1593 AM and Mai FM on 88.6 FM. However, last week, one of my students chose this waiata to share with the class at the beginning of our online class session, and it's stayed with me since then...
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