maketu tree

From the mighty riverland up north 

Some say you come 

By the love of one brought forth 

Into this land welcome 

Beneath the Maketu Tree 

And in every branch and leaf 

Some say that they have seen 

From the north a mighty chief 

We travel in time without spells or potions 

Time’s not a river, it’s a mighty ocean 

Leave your clothes on the shore, jump in the water with me 

We’ll keep swimming down the river till we dive into the sea 

Your body is your clothing 

Falls like leaves upon the hill 

Your tomb is all enclosing 

Maketu Tree who hide you still? 

I see the spirits, if I look hard 

Keeping watch over your bones 

Or maybe they are there to guard 

A tree that has a heart of stone