E rau rangatira mā
Kua hora te tēpu
Hīkoi mai kei riro te kai i hauhunga e
Waiata – Maramataka
Hanuere, Kohi-tātea
Pepuere, Hui-tanguru
Maehe, Poutū-te-rangi
Aperira, Paenga-whā-whā ē
Haratua, Pipiri, Hōngongoi
Te Maramataka a timoti ē
Akuhata, Here-turi-kōkā
Hepetema, Te Mahuru
Oketopa, Whiringa-ā-nuku
Noema, Whiringa-ā-rangi
Tihema, Hakihea
Te Maramataka a timoti ē Auē, auē, taukiri ē Marama-rama-rama-taka, auē
Ā timoti ē Marama-rama-rama-taka, auē Ā timoti ē… Ā timoti ē
Runga, raro, roto waho, waenga, waenganui
Kei hea ra te Atua
Io matua I runga rawa
Kei hea ra te Kaihanga
Kei hea ra
Maui, maatou, mua, muri
Runga, raro, roto waho, waenga, waenganui
E te Atua
Whakapainga eenei kai
Hei oranga oo maatou tinana
Whangaia hoki oo maatou wairua
Ki te tara o te ora
Ma Ihu Karaiti mo to maatou Ariki
Amene
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (and I)
Don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow (and I)
I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do?
Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Oh-oh, all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere (so brightly, baby)
And the sound of children's laughter fills the air (oh, oh, yeah)
And everyone is singing (oh, yeah)
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh)
Won't you please bring my baby to me?
Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just wanna see my baby standing right outside my door
Oh, I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas (all I really want) is you, baby
All I want (I want) for Christmas (all I really want) is you, baby
E rere te awa tupua
Mai i te kāhui maunga ki Tangaroa
Kia whakapiria mai, ko ngā piringā
Hinengakau, Tama ūpoko, Tupoho potiki e
Ko au te awa, Te awa ko au
E rere te awa tupua
Te kura e x2
Te kura e huna
Te kura i tipua
Te kura i tawhito
Te kura e tiki mai i Hawaiiki
Ka whitia te rangi
Ka whitia te nuku
Ka tina
Ka whena
Ki runga ki te whenua
Ki runga ki te tangata
E tau nei
E tau nei
Haumie
Hui e
Taiki e
E hoki ana aku
mahara ki ngā rā o mua
I noho ai te iwi
I ngā tahatika o Ōroua
E rere rā I te
nuku o te whenua
I te hōkitanga I
runga rā o Ruahine
E hoki ana aku
mahara ki ngā rā o mua
I noho ai te iwi
I ngā tahatika o Ōroua
E rere rā I te
nuku o te whenua
I tō hōkitanga I
runga rā o Ruahine
(Chorus)
Te wai kaukau o
ngā tupuna
Te wai horoi kaka
o ngā kuia
Te ara i haere ai
ngā waka o rātou mā
Te wai I kite ai
I ngā mahi a te makimaki tamariki
Ko te riripi
kōwhatu, te kauhoe, te ruruku,
Ko te korikori
ngā mahi tamariki
E rere raa i te
nuku o te whenua,
I too hokitanga,
i runga raa, o Ruahine
E tangi ana aku
mahara ki ēnei mahi o mua
Kia noho tonu ai i te iwi ki ngā tahatika o Ōroua.
Taku whare ahuru
i te ao o te rangi
i te tuu Kawakawa
ngaa tihi Ruahine
e mihi e
Tutuki taku wae
ki te ara Aorangi
Whakawhiti Ooroua
te awa tipua
E huri, e piko
E mihi e
Miria taku maui
i te rapa Maniaihu
kotahi ki te toi
i te ara o te kura
e mihi e
Tuupana te haere
Papatahi ki te kuru
Mihia e te iro
o te urunga
Keekeke taku hono
E te ringa whakapapa
E nga rapa
o te whare Kauwhata
E mihi e
Paatata taku noho
Ki ngaa pou o roto
Waanangahia atu
Ki ngaa pou taupua
Ki nga pou taaiko
Ki ngaa pou o te whare
E mihi e
Piki ake piki ake
Ki ngaa heke o te whare
Piki ake piki ake
Ki ngaa koopiko o runga
Ki ngaa ngutu kaakaa
E mihi e
Hiihiko taku iho
i te mauri
o te whare
Hiikaka te manawa
i te pae o te hono
i te pae o Hoturoa
e mihi e