Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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New EP Te Ao Mārama / Solar Power out now lorde.lnk.to/TeAoMarama

All proceeds from TE AO MĀRAMA will go to two amazing NZ-based charities— Forest and Bird and Te Hua Kawariki Charitable Trust.
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Translated by Hana Mereraiha
Vocals by Lorde
Background Vocals by Bic Runga & Marlon Williams
Art by Rei Hamon
Special Thanks to Dame Hinewehi Mohi & Sir Timoti Kāretu for overseeing the project

New album Solar Power out now: lorde.lnk.to/SPAlbum

The Solar Power Tour is on sale now - get dates and tickets: lorde.co.nz/tour

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I whānau mai au i te tau nihoroa
I was born in a time of scarcity
I te kāinga
At home
Moepapa ana, i te kohiko o te kāmera
Nightmares caused by the flash of cameras
Noho tahanga ana i te motu
I sit in solitude on an island
E karawhiu mai ana a Tāwhiri
Tāwhiri, the god of the elements, is raging
Hei aha māku ngā whakapōrearea
But I won't be bothered by any distractions
Ka tūkinotia ngā kīngi o Īhipa
The kings of Egypt are being desecrated
I te whare taonga o Te Āporo Nui
In the chamber of treasures in New York City
Kei hea rā te tikanga, e hoa mā?
Have we lost our way, my friends?
Ehara au i te kaiwhakaora, tino kore nei
I am not your saviour
Kia noho au hei whakaāio whenua, tino kore nei
Nor am I the pacificator

E noho matakerekere ana
I ahatia ō tātou moemoeā?
We are caught in a daze
What’s happened to our dreams?

Whitikina te ara tika (ara, ara, ara)
May the sun shine upon the right path

Kaiwhakaora
The saviour

Whitikina te ara tika
May the sun shine upon the right path