"Pōkarekare Ana" is a traditional New Zealand love song, probably communally composed about the time World War I began in 1914.
Eastern Maori politicians Paraire Tomoana and Āpirana Ngata published the song in 1919, but neither of them claimed to have composed it.
Refrain The song is very popular in New Zealand, and has been adapted for multiple purposes, including in advertising and by sporting groups.
Notable uses include: In popular culture, "Pōkarekare Ana" was used as the theme song for the 2005 South Korean film Crying Fist.
A version of "Pōkarekare Ana" by Rhonda Bryers appears on the 1981 CBS various artists album The Mauri Hikitia.
[14] Among New Zealand opera singers to record and perform "Pōkarekare Ana" are Kiri Te Kanawa and Malvina Major.
"Pōkarekare Ana" was featured on the 2003 album Pure, by the New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra.
A version of the song features on the self-titled album by Angelis, a British classical crossover singing group.
[16][17] The melody of "Pōkarekare Ana" was used for an Irish hymn to the Blessed Virgin: "A Mhuire Mháthair, sé seo mo ghuí".