By: Whakarewarewa School 1943
| C | G7 | C |
| Kua eke mai nei | ki runga te marae | e |
| C | F | C |
| Mauria mai rā | e ngā mate o te motu | e |
| C | G7 | C |
| Me ngā tini roimata | e maringi whānui | e |
| F | C7 | G7 |
| Titiro e ngā iwi | e ngā mahi o te motu e hora atu nei | e |
| C7 |
| Rū ana te whenua (tāne) |
| C | F | C |
| Rū ana te whenua, | whatiwhati te moana | e |
| C | G7 | C |
| Auē te aroha | te mamae i ahau | e |
| G7 |
| E hoki ana whakamuri | ki ngā kupu o ngā tau e |
| C | G7 |
| He wahine, he tangata | me ngā tamariki auē |
| F | C |
| Rū ana te whenua | whatiwhati. | Hei! |
| Our tribe is calling to the people | |
| who have just set foot on this marae | |
| Bring with you the memories of all our dead | |
| and so many tears spilling forth nation-wide | |
| Look at our people working across the land | |
| Shaking is the ground, quivering is the sea | |
| Oh, the love and the pain within me | |
| Going back to works of past years | |
| The ground shakes and quivers, yeah! | |
Created 2022 Jul 18 15:36
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
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