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HE MARO TAUA.

He tamariki ranei koe, kia akona he mahara e ra,
Ngaua i te wiwi,
Ngaua i te wawa,
He papatunaku,
Homai taku tu,
Homai taku maro,
Kia hurua,
Kia rawea,
Kia harapaki,
Maua ko te toa, e hara mai nei,
He maro riri, te maro,
He maro nguha te maro,
He maro kai taua,
Na Tumatauea, Nini e Nguha,
Ka kai te Rangi, e tu nei,
Ka kai te Papa e takoto nei,
Ka kai Tawhirimatea,
Rutua i runga,
Rutua i raro,
Rutua i o tarapakihiwi,
Haere ake ra,
Te ihi o nga toa,
Te mana o nga toa,
Te whatu teatea a Nuku,
Teatea a Rangi,
Huri ana te po,
Huri ana te ao,
Tena hoki ra te whatu ka rere,
Ko te whatu o te Pukenga,
Taukoroki,
Ko te whatu o te Wananga,
Taukoroki,
Ko au ki runga,

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Taukoroki,
Ko au ki raro,
Taukoroki,
Tena te rakau na Tu-te-rangiharuru,
Te rakau, na Tu-te-rangingatoro,
Ko te rakau, na Kaihika,
Ko te rakau, na Kaiure,
Waerea te marutuna,
Waerea te maruwehi,
Waerea atu ra,
Tarekoreko atu ana ki tahaki, e-i.

Ka waere,
Ka waere,
Makereta,
Ka waere, ka waere i runga,
Makereta, ka waere i raro,
Makereta, kaikai kutu,
Makereta, kaikai riha,
Makereta,
Whakatahaia, te kukakuka,
Whakarerea, te kukakuka,
Te roua atu,
Te kapea mai,
Te roua atu,
Te kapea mai,
Roua ki Whiti,
Roua ki Tonga,
E tu te rou,
Rouroua,
Taka te kape,
Kapekapea,
Ka eke i to ihi,
Ka eke i to mana,
Ka eke i to Maru-a-Nuku,

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Maru-a-Rangi,
Te ihi nei,
Te mana nei,
Ma Peruperu,
Ma Whawha,
Ma Hihi,
Ma Rawe,
Hapainga te umu nei,
Ko Rutua,
Harore i runga,
Harore i raro,
Harore i tangata ’okotahi,
Ka whanatu te umu nei,
Ki te po uriuri,
Ki te po tangotango,
Ki te po wawahi a Hine-ruaki-moe,
Te tautiaki mai ai,
Te ika a te Aitu.