My Dearest Bukata and Taonga

[male

vocals] (

Gentle

acoustic

guitar

arpeggios,

soft

shaker)

Oh,

oh,

oh

My

heart

is

calling

out

to

you

Bukata,

my

sweet

child

Taonga,

my

little

star

Can

you

hear

me

across

the

distance?

The

sun

goes

down

behind

the

hill

And

the

house

feels

so

silent,

so

still

I

look

at

the

photos

upon

the

wall

And

I’

m

waiting

for

the

shadows

to

fall

I

miss

the

laughter,

I

miss

the

play

I

miss

the

brightness

of

your

day

Shana

baby,

Tee

Vina,

my

joy

You

are

the

hope

that

I

employ

Bukata,

oh

Bukata,

my

heart

is

yours

Taonga,

my

love,

open

up

the

doors

Dad

loves

you

more

than

words

can

say

I’

m

counting

the

hours,

I’

m

counting

the

day (

Choir:

We

love

you,

forevermore)

Yes,

oh,

you

are

forever

loved

By

the

stars

up

high

in

the

sky

above

Do

you

remember

the

songs

we

sang?

How

the

rhythm

in

the

garden

rang?

The

way

you

danced

with

your

tiny

feet

Making

the

rhythm

feel

so

sweet

I’

m

sending

this

melody

through

the

air

To

tell

you

both

that

I’

m

always

there

Though

miles

may

keep

us

far

apart

You

live

forever

inside

my

heart

Bukata,

oh

Bukata,

my

heart

is

yours

Taonga,

my

love,

open

up

the

doors

Dad

loves

you

more

than

words

can

say

I’

m

counting

the

hours,

I’

m

counting

the

day (

Choir:

We

love

you,

forevermore)

Yes,

oh,

you

are

forever

loved

By

the

stars

up

high

in

the

sky

above

I

know

the

road

is

long

and

wide

But

love

is

the

place

where

I

reside

I

hold

onto

hope,

I

hold

onto

prayer

That

one

day

soon

I

will

be

there

To

hold

you

close,

to

dry

your

eyes

To

be

the

strength

that

never

dies

So

sleep

in

peace

and

dream

of

me

As

deep

as

the

roots

of

a

giant

tree

My

love

is

a

river,

it

flows

to

you

Strong

and

steady,

deep

and

true

Bukata,

Taonga,

my

precious

pair

I’

m

wrapping

you

up

in

a

loving

prayer

Bukata,

oh

Bukata,

my

heart

is

yours

Bukata,

oh

Bukata,

my

heart

is

yours

Taonga,

my

love,

open

up

the

doors

Dad

loves

you

more

than

words

can

say

I’

m

counting

the

hours,

I’

m

counting

the

day (

Choir:

We

love

you,

forevermore)

Yes,

oh,

you

are

forever

loved

By

the

stars

up

high

in

the

sky

above

Yes,

ooooo

My

babies,

I

miss

you

so

much

Dad

is

here,

reaching

out

for

your

touch

Bukata...

Taonga...

Forever

loved,

my

dears (

Fade

out

with

soft

guitar

and

choral

hums)