One Particular Harbor

rich_big · Post by **rich_big** » November 4, 2007 4:11 pm

what language is this?? I thought it was spanish saying something totally different. guess I should learn the real lyrics.

IA ORA TE NATURA [translation:]
E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI NATURE LIVES (LIFE TO NATURE)
IA ORA TE NATURA HAVE PITY FOR THE EARTH
E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI (LOVE THE EARTH)

UA PAU TE MAITAI NO TE FENUA BOUNTY OF THE LAND IS EXHAUSTED
TE ZAI NOA RA TE ORA O TE MITIE BUT THERE'S STILL ABUNDANCE
IN THE SEA

Liminone · Post by **Liminone** » November 4, 2007 4:29 pm

Pretty sure it's Tahitian.

backstreets77 · Post by **backstreets77** » November 4, 2007 4:49 pm

I think if you can find a link to church of buffett orthodox. There is a link on there with translations to that and any other songs he has that has lyrics lyrics other than english. Hope that helps.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » November 4, 2007 4:59 pm

The song begins with lyrics in Tahitian:

Ia ora te natura
E mea arofa teie ao nei

The translation given is "Nature lives (life to nature), Have pity for the Earth, (Love the Earth)"

It concludes with the same verse plus:

Ua pau te maitai no te fenua
Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie

Translated as: "Bounty of the land is exhausted, But there's still abundance on the sea."

rich_big · Post by **rich_big** » November 4, 2007 6:00 pm

thanks dez. I have been learning the chords, so now have to learn the correct lyrics.

I thought it was a D G A, just like Franklins Tower but its B A E. I watched the preview from Live from Ang, its an easy song to play. once I get the lyrics down Ill be jammin it....

STL PARROTHEAD · Post by **STL PARROTHEAD** » November 4, 2007 7:33 pm

rich_big wrote:thanks dez. I have been learning the chords, so now have to learn the correct lyrics.

I thought it was a D G A, just like Franklins Tower but its B A E. I watched the preview from Live from Ang, its an easy song to play. once I get the lyrics down Ill be jammin it....

then you can play it for us!!

and yes it is
Tahitian....cool language, cool people.

blowinupinmissoula · Post by **blowinupinmissoula** » November 5, 2007 1:42 pm

huh. always wondered what those intro lyrics were, just kinda assumed spanish b/c they sound like it. thanks for the work translating...knowing what the lyrics say adds a whole new dimension to the song. even more beautiful....

Burny Charles · Post by **Burny Charles** » November 5, 2007 1:55 pm

If you need help with the chords, the Great Chords Compilation is a great resource.

Glorfindel7 · Post by **Glorfindel7** » November 6, 2007 7:22 am

I always thought the words were Polynesian (i.e. Hawaiian

)

But then I've never actually seen any Tahitian text so I had nothing to compare this to....

FINSUPinIdaho · Post by **FINSUPinIdaho** » November 6, 2007 11:53 am

Try Chordies.com also. They have many JB songs. I still have trouble with that frigging B chord though...

conched · Post by **conched** » November 6, 2007 12:15 pm

Burny Charles wrote:If you need help with the chords, the Great Chords Compilation is a great resource.

Great to see those again. Thought they were gone...

conched · Post by **conched** » November 6, 2007 12:44 pm

conched wrote:
Burny Charles wrote:If you need help with the chords, the Great Chords Compilation is a great resource.
Great to see those again. Thought they were gone...

And The Great Lyrics Compilation too.

http://www.cobo.org/knowledge/glc/index.html#0

There is some really great stuff there with some links to these translations:

http://www.cobo.org/knowledge/glc/trans ... tml#Harbor