Music

Hi,

Today I'm going to be making a new blog post about Music. We need to research about Matariki because it is coming up, we also need to choose a song based about Matariki. Me and Alex made DLO's that shows facts about Matariki, we also pick a song, it's not just based on Matariki, it is about Matariki. It says the name of all the stars and sisters. It sounded really cool and it is relaxing. Even though its in Maori language I think you will also like it because it's about the stars.

 Matariki facts. 

Matariki is a star cluster and not a constellation 

A cluster is a group of stars that are near each other in space. When seen from Earth, the stars in a constellation appear to be close together in a pattern, but they are really far from each other. There are about 500 stars in the Matariki cluster, but only six or seven are visible without a telescope. 

Matariki song. 

Here are the lyrics for the song and also what they mean.. 

Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi,

Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi e

Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki
(These are the children of Matariki)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Here is the picture of the Matariki Cluster and the names of the seven stars or the seven sisters. 

So, What does Matariki Mean?? 

Matariki is all about celebration, and spending time with family. Matariki was also important for agriculture. The coming of Matariki symbolised the harvest festival where the Maori feasted on the crops they had prepared. Matariki is important because it also is the time to restart the Maori calendar.

The person who wrote Matariki was Maaka Fiso's

The stars are about to align, signaling the start of the Māori New Year and also the release of Auckland-based singer, songwriter Maaka Fiso's latest single