Sissel - Pokarekare Ana...
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- This is Sissel's version of the traditional Maori love song Pokarekare Ana - with both Maori and Norwegian lyrics! Its from her beautiful album Soria Moria.
I got the picture from The Sissel Website: www.sissel.cc
Here's an English translation of the lyrics. The translation of the Maori lyrics comes from Hayley Westenra's Pure-booklet and the Norwegian translation was made by enokmn.
Pokare ana x 4
/?/
Nga wai o
/Of restless/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/
Pokarekare ana
/Stormy are the waters/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/
Er en gammel sang fra havet
/Is an old song from the sea/
Gjennom sangen synger du
/Through the song you sing/
Som en sol i Wanganui
/Like a sun in Wanganui/
Smiler sommeren til meg
/The summer is smiling at me/
På en reise over havet
/On a journey over the sea/
Fikk jeg tonene av deg
/I got the notes from you/
E hine e
/Oh girl/
Hoki maira
/Come back to me/
Kamate au
/I could die/
I te aroha e
/Of love for you/
Pokare ana...
Du har gitt meg varme sanger
/You have given me warm songs/
Jeg vil synge dem for deg
/I want to sing them for you/
Hvis du lengter ut mot havet
/If you're longing for the sea/
Kan du kanskje høre meg
/You might hear me/
E hine e...
Pokarekare ana
/Stormy are the waters/
Nga wai o Waiapu
/Of restless Waiapu/
Er en sommerdrøm fra havet
/Is a summer dream from the sea/
Gjennom drømmen lever du
/Through the dream you live/
E hine e x2
Pokare ana...
Enjoy!
Im a KIWI And it sounds great.... luv the Norwegian lyrics ...luv this version two thumbs up KIA ORA!!!!
As a Kiwi living in Norway am I glad to hear this song :D! Great to hear a mix of these great languages!
WOW! Pokarekare Ana by wonderful Sissel and her magic voice in Norwegian! Greetings from Brazil to Norway which gave the world this wonder named Sissel! Luiz
this song reminds me how beautiful the world is
Sissel's version is nice but I have to say no one in my opinion anyway compares to Hayley Westenra version. With that said Sissel is a awesome singer!!!! So beautiful and talented.
slebkuecher I used to think that no one was in Hayley's league....Obviously I was mistaken 😂
It sounds good to me
LIKE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS INCLUDING OPERAS ETC THEY ARE SUNG IN ALL LANGUAGES AND ARE LOVED AND APPRECIATED .. IN ALL LANGUAGES JUST DEPENDS ON YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES I FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL AS THE WOMAN HERSELF IS ... ITS EASY TO LISTEN TO A BEAUTIFUL SONG EVEN WHEN YOU CANT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE IF ITS SUNG BY A PROFESSIONAL .. BEAUTIFLLY DONE SISSEL :)
That's very kind of you, thanks! :)
The album was released in 1989. And I found it on Amazon, so perhaps you should check again... ;)
I'm glad that the song has proved famous and popular enough to be sung by someone like Sissel. It seems to be a slightly unusual interpretation. A little bit lively and happy for what is essentially a wistful love song It sounds more like she's singing a party song than reminiscing about a lost love. But it's not badly done and I'm not going to damn her for having a Norwegian accent.
Sissel ❤🌹!
I thought it was from 1996:
Pokarekare ana
Nga wai o Waipu
Er en gammel sang fra havet
Gjennom sangen synger du
Som en sol i Wanganui
smiler sommeren til meg.
På en reise over havet fikk
jeg tonene av deg.
Pokare 'ana, Pokare 'ana 'pu
Nga wai o, Nga wai o Waiapu
Second bit:
Du har gitt meg varme sanger,
jeg vil synge dem for deg.
Hvis du lengter ut mot havet
kan du kanskje høre meg.
Er en sommerdrøm fra havet
Gjennom drømmen lever du.
Cudnie spiewa
The lyrics and translation are on the Pokarekare Ana page of the New Zealand Folksong website.
And the chorus is I think:
E hine e, hoki mai ra !
Ka mate ahau i te aroha, e !
But there are many variants. I see that the translation of the Norwegian bits justifies Sissel's style. This, in a way, is more Sissel's tribute to Pokarekare Ana than just another version of it. I shouldn't have been as critical of her as I was.
Very touching ...wish i could understand the words!
Here is the song with a rough English translation of the Norwegian words:***Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Ga wai o, Ga wai o waia pu
Pokarekare ana
Ga wai o waia pu Through song you sing
As a sun in Wanganui
Smiles summer to me
And a journey across the sea
I got tones of youE hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te a roa he.
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Ga wai o, Ga wai o waia pu You have given me warm songs
I will sing them for you
If you yearn for the ocean
You might hear meE hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
Pokarekare ana
Ga wai o waia pu Is a summer dream of the sea
Through dreams you live.E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
비바람이 치던 바다
잔잔해져 오면....
포카레 아나 ?
가봐유 !. 가봐유 '
@georgie1 I respect Kiri as an opera singer but not (for reasons too complicated to go into here) as a person.
I think a lot of operas feature great music, but I don't accept it follows from that that opera vocalism is the standard by which all singers should be judged.
Dame Malvina Major said comparing Kiri and Hayley was like comparing a rugby player with a cricket player. I agree. Why can't we just enjoy the music without all this silly squabbling?
But Te Kanawa hasn't made the song famous. She tried to, but failed. She can't do crossover. Westenra's O Mio Babbino Caro is better known and on more compilation disks than Te Kanawa's Pokarekare Ana, which no one but opera freaks rate. Pokarekare Ana recently featured on a best 500 songs of all time list -- but it wasn't Te Kanawa's version that was rated. It is more likely to be Elizabeth Mavelly or Deborah Wai Kapohe's versions that are famous than Te Kanwa's bland and boring version.
@georgie1 I am reacting -- perhaps overeacting -- to what I believe is the snobbishness and outright absurdity of what someone called the "opera police" -- those who rubbish anything but opera and carry out vendettas full of lies and hatred against harmless crossover singers.
Kiri said on a video here that her signature tune was "Pokarekare Ana" but you have a point perhaps, that she is better known for and more properly known for O Mio...
Here is the song with a rough English translation of the Norwegian words:
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Ga wai o, Ga wai o waia pu
Pokarekare ana
Ga wai o waia pu Through song you sing
As a sun in Wanganui
Smiles summer to me
And a journey across the sea
I got tones of you
E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te a roa he.
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Pokare ana, Pokare ana pu
Ga wai o, Ga wai o waia pu
You have given me warm songs
I will sing them for you
If you yearn for the ocean
You might hear me
E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
Pokarekare ana
Ga wai o waia pu
Is a summer dream of the sea
Through dreams you live.
E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
E hine e
O ki waia
Ga mate e a hau
I te roa he
Not trying to be rude... and with all my respect
but for me the best one is Dame Kiri
cause when you sing something you need to be able to give the person is listening to you all the emotions the song has.
by the way... this is a love but still sad song, and should be sang as they made
Personally i dont like this version as i believe it should ONLY be sung in the language to which it was intended to be sung. I do however think this woman has a beautiful voice. Is she a crossover opera singer?
I have to say, stop ruining a wonderful song! Hayley Westenra's version is heaps better. The choir and the stupid beat in the background ruins it all. I recon it would be much better just with her voice.
oyst89 Hayley is fantastic but so is Sissel...lol
Well this was recorded before Hayley did her version.