Silver Moon, Silver Ferns, and Maple Leafs

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[Pre-Chorus]
Then the seventies called across a wider sky
For open doors, for room to grow, for reasons why
They travelled north with hope held quietly
To southern plains beneath a prairie sea

[Chorus]

Kua hua te marama
The moon has come full around
Kua hua te marama
Ko'komiki'somma shines all around
Silver ferns and maple leaves
Old-world footsteps, future skies
Ko'komiki'somma shines equal over all
And calls us onward, wise and kind

[Verse 2]
Canadian-born, with both worlds in my blood
Fern-green hills and rivers running clear with mountain mud
Alberta wind across the wheat and coulees wide
A gentle faith, a welcome, and a place to build a life

[Pre-Chorus]
The moon knows every coastline, every open field
It asks no land to be the same, no heart to yield
It lights the way without a claim or crown
And lets each people keep the ground they’ve found

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

And here we honour those before our time
The Blackfoot Nations of these prairie lines
Their deep-rooted stories, living still
In grassland wind and sacred hill
From distant shores to this wide western land
We arrive with gratitude, not empty hands
Ko'komiki'somma shines above us clear
Her silver light makes every truth appear
Many songs belong beneath her sphere
Ko'komiki'somma, wise and ever near

[Final Chorus]

[Outro]
Kua hua te marama
Kua hua te marama
Silver moon on every home
Silver light to lead us on

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[Verse 1] Generations crossed from Europe’s weathered shore To Aotearoa, where the sea would teach them more Silver ferns were rising through the mist and rain Learning how a family carries loss and name [Pre-Chorus] Then the seventies called across a wider sky For open doors, for room to grow, for reasons why They travelled north with hope held quietly To southern plains beneath a prairie sea [Chorus] Kua hua te marama The moon has come full around Kua hua te marama Ko'komiki'somma shines all around Silver ferns and maple leaves Old-world footsteps, future skies Ko'komiki'somma shines equal over all And calls us onward, wise and kind [Verse 2] Canadian-born, with both worlds in my blood Fern-green hills and rivers running clear with mountain mud Alberta wind across the wheat and coulees wide A gentle faith, a welcome, and a place to build a life [Pre-Chorus] The moon knows every coastline, every open field It asks no land to be the same, no heart to yield It lights the way without a claim or crown And lets each people keep the ground they’ve found [Chorus] Kua hua te marama The moon has come full around Kua hua te marama Ko'komiki'somma shines all around Silver ferns and maple leaves Old-world footsteps, future skies Ko'komiki'somma shines equal over all And calls us onward, wise and kind [Bridge] And here we honour those before our time The Blackfoot Nations of these prairie lines Their deep-rooted stories, living still In grassland wind and sacred hill From distant shores to this wide western land We arrive with gratitude, not empty hands Ko'komiki'somma shines above us clear Her silver light makes every truth appear Many songs belong beneath her sphere Ko'komiki'somma, wise and ever near [Final Chorus] Kua hua te marama The moon has come full around Kua hua te marama Ko'komiki'somma shines all around Silver ferns and maple leaves Old-world footsteps, future skies Ko'komiki'somma shines equal over all And calls us onward, wise and kind [Outro] Kua hua te marama Kua hua te marama Silver moon on every home Silver light to lead us on

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