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Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori

HE WAIATA

HE WAIATA.

Aha kei taku ate e hahae nei, he mamae ra,
Au ana taku moe i te tuatahi e te iwi,
Ka hua hoki au e te hoa,
Kei te ata noho koe,
Kaore ia ra kei te tutara koa ia,
Kei whea ra te pakaha ra,
Ka tiwaea ki te taha ahi e,
Ho mai koia kia rumakina,
Iho ki raro ra, e,
Te Tawatutahi kei hoki ake,
Taku wairua, kei manako mai, hoki,
Ki te tau i whaia nei e,
Waiho me tuku atu ki te kaha e whiri hou ana,
He kupenga tenei ka ruha,
Ka paea ki te one, ki Ohui ra,
He riri te kore na te iwi ware ra.