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HE WAIATA, NO NAMATA.

Arohirohi noa to wairua,
I runga i aku kamo e,
He mutunga rangi tangi,
Kei tata ana ka mawehe tenei,
Ka tatara tenei,
Kei whakarika noa,
E te hukihuki,
Na wai hoki te mea ka wareware,
Ka tu inati koe ki raro te hiku wai,
Wahine te Waitoke,
Runa atu ia a taua muna,
E ruru nei, ka wetewete pea,
Ki rau tangata e pae nei,
Ka mutu au te manako.