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Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori

HE TANGI, I TITOA E TE RANGIKAHEKE, MO TANA TAMAITI, MO TE AUHIKAI, KUA MATE KI ROTORUA

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HE TANGI, I TITOA E TE RANGIKAHEKE, MO TANA TAMAITI, MO TE AUHIKAI, KUA MATE KI ROTORUA.

Kati ra te moe, ra ia, maranga mai ki runga, ka tu taua, ki runga, te taowaka, e-e-i
Ka puta ki tua ra, ka titiro te kanohi, ki te auahi, ka mai
Kei o teina, maro tonu atu, e-e-i, taua, ra to whaea,
Kei te matarae e titiro ana, ki te waka no runga.
Ka ki to poho, e-e-i, ka tuku, ki raro ra, kei to tuahine, ra ai,
Kia whangaia mai, ki te kai, moe petipeti.
Maro tonu atu, e-e-i, taua, Te Purangi, hei powhiri mai,
“ Nau mai e tama na, a i.”

Kahore he mahi, i ngaro i te tangata, e-i, tena Tangaroa,
kei te koko, i a Ruamoana, e putu ana ia e.
He tangi kai tou ? e-e, na o papa ke i ho mai, te Kanawa,
ko Taipapakirua, e-e-i
Ko te Rauhina-rawa e-e, ko Hine-rimu, e-e.
Koa, he nui, mo te tangata ki te ao mai.

Heoti hoki, mo Tane, ra ai, taku puripuri ake i to papa, kia
kite iho taua, i te titiwai, e-e-i
Kei Runanga-rawa e-i, to Tane, tona rutunga nei, e-e-i
Kei Raroa-rawa e-e-i, kei Ohinekonehu, kei a Teweka tona
turumatanga, na-a-i.

Hoki mai ki ahau, e-e, kia whakamau ake, tana, te Riu-o-
te-mania, te Umu-o-pu-iti, Paepae-tangaroa.
Kei au ranei to hara e-i, i komuhua mai nei taua, i te tara
o te whare, ra ai,
Kauaka e koa, inainei, he mate tino tangata, tena erenga
mai.