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HE WAIATA NO NGAITAHU.

Tira haere roa ki te tonga,
Ka marama tahi atu, ka marama tahi mai;
Hoki rawa mai koe, ka rua-tangatatia;
Kei mau mai koe, kei te kopeo.
Ka toihi waewae o Kewa, kei te Kiekie,
Kei te kainga, i a Kaitaruru,
Ki tera wehenga, o Ngati-Hinehau:
Ki Waiariki, whakawai ai.