By: Te Taite Cooper, Fr Max Mariu,and the PakiPaki community 1986
Chord source
| D | D7 | G |
| Tangi a te | ruru, kei te | hoki hoki mai e |
| D | A | G | D |
| E | whaka wherowhero i | te pu-tahi-ta | nga | |
| D7 | G |
| Nāku nei ra | koe i | tuku kia haere |
| D | A | G | D |
| Tē | na puritia | iho nui | rawa te aroha | e |
| D | G | D |
| Te Hokinga Mai | tēnā kou | tou |
| D | G | D | D7 |
| Tangi ana te ngākau | i te aro | ha | |
| G | A | D | Bm |
| Tū tonu | ra te mana te | ihi o ngā tū | puna kua wehea atu | rā |
| E | E7 | A | A7 |
| Mauria | mai te | mauri tanga | ta | |
| D | D7 | G |
| Hei or | anga mō te mō | rehu tangi | mōkai nei |
| D | A | G | D |
| E | rapu ana i te | ara tika mō | tātou ka | toa |
| G | D |
| Te Hokinga Mai | tēnā kou | tou |
| G | D | D7 |
| Tangi ana te ngākau | i te aro | ha | |
| G | A | D | Bm |
| Tū tonu | ra te mana te | ihi o ngā tū | puna kua wehea atu | rā |
| E | E7 | A | A7 |
| Mauria | mai te | mauri tanga | ta | |
| D | D7 | G |
| Hei or | anga mō te mō | rehu tangi | mōkai nei |
| D | A | G | D |
| E | rapu ana i te | ara tika mō | tātou ka | toa |
| D |
| Te Hokinga Mai, Te Hokinga Mai, tū tangata tonu! |
| The cry of the morepork, keeps coming back to me. | |
| It is hooting out there where the paths meet. | |
| I was the one who allowed you to go. | |
| It was curbed, my deep love for you | |
| But now the formal return home greetings to you all, | |
| How my heart weeps with affection. | |
| Still standing tall is the prestige, and power of the ancestors who have passed on, and who are now | |
| bringing back the true spirit of the people | |
| to help heal the remnant crying like lost souls, | |
| while searching for the true path for us all. | |
| The Return Here of our artworks! The Return Here of our prestige! We people can stand tall again! | |
Created 2023 Jan 30 21:40
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.
