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Karekau he tapuwae
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Nōku te ahurewa-tapu
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Kauparea, hunaia
Mau tonu ki ō rātou tikanga
Kurupena , whakatōngā
Hau ana te rongo
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He kiri horopū nōku
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Ka motuhia ngā here --- whakawehi e
Kua tae te wā
Kia kitea
He iti noa ana, he pito mata
Here - kore i ngā ture
Ka whiti mai te rā
Tukuna, tukuna
Tukuna te reo kia rere
Tukuna,tukuna
Ka mau ki ōku tikanga
Ka toka tū moana
Kei noho ka hinga rā
Tukuna te āwhā...
I ahu mai rā tōku reo i te taiao
Te mita, kupu, whakahuanga a ngā iwi
Kei moenga-tārātia i te ārero
E kore ā muri e hokia
Tukuna, tukuna
Tukuna te reo kia rere
Tukuna,tukuna
Toitū tonu te reo
Ka toka tū moana
Kei noho ka hinga rā...
Tukuna te āwhā
He kiri horopū nōku