Name: Take Me Back To Karamea
Duration: P00H02M55S
Description: My grandfather, Reg Hird, was the inspiration behind this song. He fought in the NZ Rifle Brigade in France and Belgium from 1917 until the end of the war. Letters to my grandmother showed how daily exposure to the horrors of had desensitized him. He couldn't wait to be out of the army and back in New Zealand. One of the first things he did on his return home was to propose to my grandmother.

Take Me Back To Karamea

by Rachel Hird

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My grandfather, Reg Hird, was the inspiration behind this song. He fought in the NZ Rifle Brigade in France and Belgium from 1917 until the end of the war. Letters to my grandmother showed how daily exposure to the horrors of had desensitized him. He couldn't wait to be out of the army and back in New Zealand. One of the first things he did on his return home was to propose to my grandmother.

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Called to battle far from home
Filled with confidence and pride
'til my friends lay dead
or dying by my side

But soon I'll say
Goodbye William Massey
No more khaki for me
so

Take me back to Karamea
Someone waits for me there
'n' I've only one thing I will ask
When I'm with my sweetest love at last

I learned that peace comes at a price
In the mud and the suffering
Death leaves no time for heartbreak
It's the normal thing

But soon I'll say
Goodbye William Massey
No more khaki for me
so

Take me back to Karamea
Someone waits for me there
'n' I've only one thing I will ask
When I'm with my sweetest love at last

Take me back to Karamea
Someone waits for me there
'n' I've only one thing I will ask
When I'm with my sweetest love at last
When I'm with my sweetest love at last
When I'm with my sweetest love at last

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released April 25, 2022
Music and lyrics: Rachel Hird
Artwork: Charlotte Hird
Mixed and mastered by Andrew Downes

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Rachel Hird Wellington, New Zealand

From Te Waipounamu I grew up in Karamea and later Canterbury, I raised my two daughters in Christchurch, before a stint of five years in the UK and then back to Wellington NZ. I've worked for years as a teacher but nowadays I'm making time for my music. I play piano but for a bit of fun don't mind turning my hand to other instruments. ... more

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