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written by

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(also known by her stage name Princess Te Rangi Pai) in around 1907.

History

An instrumental version of "" was used from 1981 to 1994 as the New Zealand TV Channel 2's "closing-down song", which accompanied a cartoon featuring the

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. It was the opening song on

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's 1999 album ''

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''.

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sang the song on her 2003 album ''

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''. The song features on the

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album ''The José Carreras Collection''.''The José Carreras Collection''
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performed the song in the 2010 film ''

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''.

Lyrics

Melody

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References

External links

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