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Ko TE TAU TENEI A RAWIRI WHATINO MO TE KAWANA.

E taea, e au, te po ka ketua—
Poupourere ake—
“ Kei whea nei ra, e—
“ Taku manu wheko ata?” i—
Kopia pukutia, e—
Ki raro te marua i.
Te mata-kahi maire—Aea ranei
Kia tutahi taua—
I te riri whakapau,
Kei o matua, e—
Tenei au, e!
Te harapuka noa nei! e—
Te kaha ka motu nui
Ki raro ki a Miru, e—
I awhenua au—
Ki Hawaiki atua, e—
Numia ki te whare—
Ki te kahui toroa, e—
Kia inoia mai—
Te-niho-matai-o-Tangaroa, e,
Hei ara mou—
Ki Hikurangi, e—e.