Teenei Au I E |
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Kia Hiko Tonu Aue |
KIA HIKO TONU AUE
KIA HIKO TONU AUE
TAKU PATU TAKU TAIAHA TAKU MEREMERE TAKU TOKI POUNAMU E TAKU TEWHATEWHA TAKU TOKOTOKO TAKU HEI TIKI E NGAA WHAIKOORERO NGAA WHAKAPAPA E NGAA MOOTEATEA WHAKATAUKI, PAATERE TE RARANGA, TE WHAKAIRO TE HAKA TAPARAHI E |
TIROTIRO KAU AU |
TIROTIRO KAU AU
TIROTIRO KAU AU KI MARAE, KAAINGA E RAA
I gaze forlornly upon the mare home KEI WHEA KOUTOU E NGAARO NEI, E TE IWI E RAA
Where have you the people disappeared TAKU AROHA KI NGAA TAI, E NGUNGURU E RAA
My heart mourns with the murmuring remains E RITE MAI! KI TE IWI E NGUNGURU NOA NEI E RAA
As with the people only a murmur remains TAKOTO MAI I RUNGA I TE, ATAMIRA E RAA
Rest upon the elevated platform of death KA TOOKIA! TO KIRI E TE ANU MAATAO E RAA
Your body chiseled by the chill of death |