Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori
HE NGERI, NA NAMATA.*
HE NGERI, NA NAMATA.*
E uta ana,
E whiu ana te kakau o te hoe,
E uta ana,
E whiu ana te kakau o te hoe,
A he aha i raro ka riri,
He aha i raro ka nguha,
He aha i raro,
Ka kawe roroa ki tana mokai taringa rahirahi,
Whea te tapoko e kuhu ai te hanga o Maitai,
A ki whea ki whea,
Ki konei ano,
A ki whea ki whea,
Ki konei ano,
Huhu ai waru ai,
Huhu ai waru ai,
Na we hoki te hanga takamori,
A to wahine,
I homai ki konei,
Tena whakataka koa,
Pura te karu i te oneone,
Waiho ma te tangata e titiro,
Te tapoutanga,
O to hope kikokore tikaroa, a.
* The words printed in italics are sung as a chorus.