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Squirt - Taumata​­​whakatangihanga​­​koauau​­​o​­​tamatea​­​turi​­​pukakapiki​­​maunga​­​horo​­​nuku​­​pokai​­​whenua​­​kitanatahu

from Mantichorean by Stephen Wordsmith

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Recorded for February Album Writing Month, 2012.

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It's a day named for a treaty drawn up centuries ago
Named for the town 'Waitangi' where the document was signed
A name which lets you know you're where the weeping waters flow
Which calls decades of protests and divided souls to mind

It's strange to think that had they signed it halfway down the road
We'd all be celebrating 'Bay of Islands Day' instead
Or, had they gone down south, you'd find the shops on 'Gore Day' closed
And being alive on 'Gore Day''s reason 'nuff to stay in bed

The one prevailing pity's the pronunciation's Maori
And you can watch a world of anchors nonchalantly spoil it
With syllables that aren't quite there and vowels a little flowery
But thank God that they signed up north and we don't have to call it

The trea - ty - of

Taumata­
whakatangihanga­
koauau­o­tamatea
turi­pukakapiki­
maunga­horo­nuku­pokai
whenua­kitanatahu
And that, said John, was that.

Waitangi was a tiny town, austere and unpretentious
But you will find that Taumata et caetera's just the same
So if you find that tri-syllabic name a bit contentious
Just thank your stars that's all there is and join in this refrain

The trea - ty - of

Taumata­
whakatangihanga­
koauau­o­tamatea
turi­pukakapiki­
maunga­horo­nuku­pokai
whenua­kitanatahu
And that, said John, was that.

Taumata­
whakatangihanga­
koauau­o­tamatea
turi­pukakapiki­
maunga­horo­nuku­pokai
whenua­kitanatahu
I'd like Fox News to try that.

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from Mantichorean, released September 3, 2013
Lyrics by Stephen Wort.
Vocals, composition and all instruments by Libby Wilson.

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