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HE WHAI, MO TE TANGATA WERA I TE AHI, KIA MAHU AI.

Te whai kurukuru matahi,
Kurukuru matahi,
He ro ki uta,
He ro ki tai,
Tikina mai whakaorangia,
Hei mahi kai mau mataua e Tiki-matakahurangi,
Ka mahu, te mahu, e-i,
Pera hoki ra he ahi tahu naku ki runga o Hawaiki,
Kia pehia mai hotupe, hotuoru,
Hotumianga, hotukakenga,
Ko koe kei taumahakitia e koe te kiri o tenei mate,
O tenei mahaki,
Tineia mate te wera, kia tineia mate ka,
Kia tineia, mate te anini,
Kia tineia, mate te hura,
Kia tineia, mate te whewhe,
Kia tineia, mate te ahi atua, i Hawaiki,
Ka pakia, ka pakia,
Raua te kiri, raua te kiri, raua te kiri to,
Whai anu, whai anu te puna,
Nga puna i runga e ho mai ki to kiri,
Te ua a whatu e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Te ua nganga e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Nga puna i runga e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Te pupu, me te hoata e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Nga puna i raro e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Nga puna i Hawaiki e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Nga puna i Rarotonga e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Whai anu, whai anu te puna to,
Nga puna i Aotearoa e, ho mai ki to kiri,
Hei whakawhai anu mo to kiri,
Hei whakamatao mo te kiri o tenei mahaki,
Hei whakanene mo to kiri,
Hei whakamahu mo to kiri,
Hei whakareka mo to kiri,
Hei whakaora mo to kiri,
Mirimiri ana, e toto ana,
E whakaora ana, e whakanene ana i to kiri,
To kiri, to—to—he—.