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HE WAIATA MO TE WHAKARERENGA A TE WAHINE I TE TANE.

Kaore hoki e te whakama,
Noa i a au,
Whakaaro rawa iho ki a au,
Ko taku takopatanga i te po,
Homai e hine te ahi kia piua,
Ko te rama iti,
Ma te tau e kite mai taku kinonga,
Ma te tau e kite mai taku tumenga,
Mokai taku whaea te hiwi kia tika,
Kei whakama ki te nohoanga,
I a Taupoki i te Menenga ra,
E hara kahore,
Kei te rarangi taku tino ngahuru,
Ka hara toku ka taikawatia,
Ko te pito i tu ki tahuna manga,
Mauria tou ki runga te totara,
Mauria tou ki te ure kahurangi,
Kei whakaeke koe ki runga ki te peka patate,
Kei noho au kei kata.