Hine E Hine

"Hine E Hine" is a lullaby in Māori written by Fanny Howie in around 1907.

History

An instrumental version of "Hine E Hine" was used from 1975 to 1994 as TV2's closedown song, which accompanied a cartoon featuring the Goodnight Kiwi.
It was the opening song on Kiri Te Kanawa's 1999 album Maori Songs. Hayley Westenra sang the song on her 2003 album Pure (Hayley [Westenra album)|Pure]. The song features on the José Carreras album The José Carreras Collection. The Phoenix Foundation performed the song in the 2010 film Boy.

Melody

\header
\layout
global =
sopranoVoice = \relative c
verse = \lyricmode
verseR = \lyricmode
right = \relative c
left = \relative c'
sopranoVoicePart = \new Staff \with
\addlyrics
\addlyrics
pianoPart = \new PianoStaff <<
\new Staff = "right" \with \right
\new Staff = "left" \with
>>
\score
\score

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