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HE WAIATA.

E pa ki te raro, homai koia ra te aroha;
E te roimata, e taheke i runga; he puna ano ra
Te utuhia i te roa, ko te tau, ko to aroha ra,
Ko to tinana, te whakarehunga iho, whiti rere ki te ao
Ho mai me whakaupa, te tuku tahua, i te ipo a ’Te Para.
E moe atu nei, ko te wairua, kei te whakatata,
E komingo ana, te tau o taku ate.
Me he ia waipuke, me he manu-tu au,
E rere ana te whakapa iho.
Aku rongo tuku nui,
Kei horahia e te korero;
Kei hoki muri mai taku wairua mate ki te iwi.