By: Ngoi Pēwhairangi; Ngāti Porou i Pākirikiri Marae, Tokomaru Bay 1984
(He kupu tuku iho mō tēnei reanga) | |
Ki te reo Māori e karanga nei | |
Ki ngā akoranga rangatira | |
Nā te Atua i tuku iho ki a tātou e | |
Pupuritia, kōrerotia mō ake tonu | |
Ngā tikanga tapu a ngā tīpuna | |
Kaua rawatia/rā e tukua e | |
Ki te reo Māori e karanga nei | |
Ki ngā akoranga rangatira | |
Tēnā kia purea te hau ora e | |
He kupu tuku iho mō tēnei reanga | |
He kupu tuku iho mō tēnei reanga | |
Tō reo / Tēnā whakarongo! | |
to the Māori language here calling | |
to these chiefly teachings | |
Handed down to us from God | |
Practice and protect it always | |
To the cultural treasures of the ancestors | |
Take it to all the people | |
Not allowing it, to fade away | |
To the Māori language here calling | |
To these chiefly teachings | |
As a legacy to this generation | |
As a legacy to this generation | |
Created 2023 May 25 12:06
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