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HE TAU.

Kaore te whakama,
Ki oku korero,
E tara, e te ngutu,
E tika? e whae?
Mei ata kite koe
Taku tonuitanga,
To rua patu, E roa i au,
Te one i Turangi, kia tae au e,
Te paepae, o te rua, i a Maheuheu.
Te awhiwhi mai,
He rukenga naku,
I aku rangi mananga.
Tena te pari kai
Kei oku matua
Te hikoi atu. E uru e wehi ana.
Te ai, he kopapa,
Hei reti i au, kia uru atu ana
Ko Tumuakewhenua
Kia hopu taku ringa
Te pu ki Hawaiki.
Tena, aku rongo,
Ka riro i a Karaha, te taihekenga atu,
O Taumatamaire,
Ka rongo Taweke
I aku rongo tupua
Hei paki, ki te whare.