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Birthing Life

from Divinity by Karen Hunter

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My friend Matiu Te Huki asked me to write some words about water to accompany his song 'Wai' so I asked my muse to provide some verse.

She delivered and then came waves of sound and visuals, so I have captured them all here and it seems really appropriate to add this piece to my latest recording project Divinity ; a love song to Papatuānuku.

The video features a cameo by my young friend, Matiu and Ericas' son Manuāriki. <3 <3 <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHzTFd4NPyk

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birthing life, our crystal ocean
earth’s body, rich in liquidity
salty tides tracing sandy fingers
sticky on wet skin

animals, birds, fish, & insects
congregating to drink, to be family
sweet droplets on tongue and beak

tree whales break though soil and sky
diving branches drenched with rain
falling back to muddy pools
where sparkling rays flash fine sprays
misty rainbows of light

humanity swims in elemental rivers
expanding ripples of ancestry
i am my grandmothers egg
and waited in my mothers waves
until the juices of my father burst life

with ocean, with moon, with rhythm, with blood
inky wetness sinks deep
intuitive forces,
receptive emotive
cleansing
flooding
evaporating

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from Divinity, released January 1, 2019
Spoken word, Hand pan, Slide Mandolin and backing vocals by Kāren Hunter.

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Karen Hunter Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealander Kāren Hunter uses guitar, voice, mandolin and loops to create heart charged soundscapes that draw deep from the well of our collective spirit.
These are love songs to Papatuānuku / Mother Earth, freshly baked under the fire of Ranginui / Sky Father.

Each album has it's own role in her collection, from rootsy songs, Celtic dub to Yoga music, Kāren is a diverse and eclectic composer.
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