Whakawātea

Kua too te raa kua tau hinga

Ki toona rua whakawaikura

Tahuri te kei o tooku waka whakarei

Ki ngaa ringa raahiri o te hau kaainga

Teenei maatou ka mihi

Ki te huinga tangata kua whakarauika

Kia mau kia ita ki teenei kaupapa

Whakahere I aa taatou e

E te iwi, aku nui aku rahi

Te hunga tangata noo ngaa hau e whaa

Whaaia kia tata te matauranga

Hei whakamaarohi te iwi Maaori

Teenei maatou ka mihi

Ki te huinga tangata kua whakarauika

Kia mau kia ita ki teenei kaupapa

Whakahere I aa taatou e

Whakahere I a taatou e

Whakahere I a taatou e

(Hikitia hapainga too mana motuhake ki runga I te rangi hi)

Taa te kura koorero

Akongia moo aapoopoo e hii!

Te Karakia me te Waiata hou

Karakia

Tapuwaenuku

Tapuwaerangi

Ko Te Kura Araraki

Tēnei e hanake nei

Kia hikitia, kia hāpaitia

Ki te pae o whiti

Whiti, maranga mai

He ora!

Ka mau ake tonu e

Ko te whirika

o te taura takaka

Ahakoa uaina e te ua

Whitikina e te rā

Te taukaea o te aroha

Ka mau ake tonu e

Ka eke mai - Ka eke mai

He manene - He manene

I te reo rāhiri - I te reo rāhiri

O te hui e - O te hui e (x2)

Ko te whirika

o te taura takaka

Ahakoa uaina e te ua

Whitikina e te rā

Te taukaea o te aroha

Ka mau ake tonu e

Ka tata mai - Ka tata mai

Ka piri e - Ka piri e

Ka tino te here

O te whānau e (x2)

Ko te whirika

o te taura takaka

Ahakoa uaina e te ua

Whitikina e te rā

Te taukaea o te aroha

Ka mau ake tonu e

He kōnui, he kōroa

Cm

He kōnui he kōroa

A, porotaka tapahia

He kōnui he kōroa

E, Tapahia i waenga

He kōnui he kōroa

I, He Kī, he pā te pōtae

He kōnui he kōroa

O, Korowhiti te marama

He kōnui he kōroa

U, Hariru taua

 

C#m

He naihi matarua

A, porotaka tapahia

He naihi matarua

E, Tapahia i waenga

He naihi matarua

I, He Kī, he pā te pōtae

He naihi matarua

O, Korowhiti te marama

He naihi matarua

U, Hariru taua

 

Dm

I pau aku mahara

A, porotaka tapahia

I pau aku mahara

E, Tapahia i waenga

I pau aku mahara

I, He Kī, he pā te pōtae

I pau aku mahara

O, Korowhiti te marama

I pau aku mahara

U, Hariru taua

 

D#m

He rau ki runga pane

A, porotaka tapahia

He rau ki runga pane

E, Tapahia i waenga

He rau ki runga pane

I, He Kī, he pā te pōtae

He rau ki runga pane

O, Korowhiti te marama

He rau ki runga pane

U, Hariru taua

 

Em

He tohu kuini koe

A, Ka eke ki runga i te torona, e Rangi

He tohu kuini koe

E, ko te huarahi tika to ara e Rangi

He tohu kuini koe

I, ko nga waka o te motu hai kawe e Rangi

He tohu kuini koe

O, ka piki i nga maunga to mana e Rangi

He tohu kuini koe

U, Hariru taua!