Kotiro Maori e

Kōtiro Māori e, taku ripene pai O makawe hoki nga ngaru ate tai Ko te pare huia He tohu rangatira e Ko Rongomaiwahine O Nukutaurua e.	Maori lass, my gay ribbon, your hair is like the ripples of the tide a topknot of huia feathers an aristocratic symbol Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
Rongongia tō ataahua E te whenua katoa Tae atu te kohimuhimu Ki a Kahungunu e Ko wai te wahine e Whakakapakapa te manawanui? Ko Rongomaiwahine O Nukutaurua e	Your beauty is known throughout the land then the whisper reaches even to Kahungunu. Who is the woman who breaks so many hearts? It is Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
Piki ake, kake ake 1 Ki Te Mahia e Ka kite tana hiahia Aue Ko Rongomai e. Haere mai e tama rukuhia Nga pāua a Tangaroa nei Ma Rongomaiwahine O Nukutaurua e.	He travels up the coast to Mahia peninsula and sees his desire. Oh yes! Oh Rongomai! Come young man, dive for the paua belonging to Tangaroa as a gift for Rongomaiwahine of Nukutaurua.
Nāhau rā Kahungunu Tangata whakanene Na te pāua I raru ana koe Rongomai e Maranga mai e hine Ka haere tāua e Ki Maramatea O Nukutaurua e.	Kahungunu has the gift, of being a trickster. It was the paua that defeated you Rongomai. Come young lady Let us two travel to Maramatea of Nukutaurua.

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Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō I tangata ai koe I hari mai i a koe Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Tangata pai a Hone Pakari ana te tū mai Takatū ana, tāria ana e te ao Tē hoki mai, tē auraki mai Ngaro ana i a ia te mana He ao hurihuri, he ao horihori Tāweko ana te taura tangata Motu ana te taura karawa, ā…

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Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō I tangata ai koe I hari mai i a koe Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō
Pōhēhē ana a Hēni I te huarahi tika ia Mahue ngā hoa, haere atu ana Tē huri mai anō Ngaro ana i a ia te mana Kimi tikanga hou, he ao horihori Tāweko ana te taura tangata Motu ana te taura karawa, ā…

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Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō I tangata ai koe I hari mai i a koe Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō Kia mau hoki ki tō whānau Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō

Ka mate, ka mate ....

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