National Anthem

 

E te ra-nga-tahi e ngu-ngu-ru nei 

I Au, Au, Aue HA!

Nga tama-riki HI !! (x2)

A-ke a-ki-na HI !!     Hi-ki-ti-a HI !!

Au, Au, Aue HA!   (Ano – Repeat)

Ko te mana o te iwi e ngu-ngu-ru nei

I Au, Au, Aue HA!

 

Po Atarau – (Tune to ‘Now is the Hour’)

This waiata was written to farewell our Maori soldiers who were departing for the First World War

Po… a-ta-rau                  – O moonlit night

E moe… a i-ho nei      – that I sleep beneath

E… hae-re a–na              – you are going

Koe…ki pa-ma-mao     – far away

Ha–e–re ra                   – farewell

Ka ho–ki mai a-no  – and come back again

 Ki… te tau                  – to your loved one

E ta-ngi a-tu nei        – weeping here