DESCRIPTION:
Pokarekare Ana 我的爱
Hayley Westenra

Pokarekare Ana is a traditional New Zealand love song written in Māori, probably communally composed about the time World War I began in 1914. It has been translated into English, and also enjoys widespread popularity in New Zealand as well as some popularity in Australia.

波卡立卡丽 阿娜 是新西兰原住民毛利人的传统爱情歌曲，初见于第一次世界大战（1914）以后。

Lyrics (English)

The waves are breaking, against the shores of Waiapu,
My heart is aching, for your return my love.

Oh my beloved girl, come back to me, I could die of love for you.

I have written you a letter, and enclosed with it my ring,
So your people could see it how much I'm troubled for you..

Oh my beloved girl, come back to me, I could die of love for you.

The sun's hot sheen, won't scorch my love,
Being kept evergreen, by the falling of my tears.

Oh girl, Come back to me, I could die of love for you.

My poor pen is broken, my paper is spent,
But my love for you endures, and remains forever more.

Oh my beloved girl, come back to me, I could die of love for you.

By Jonana S