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HE MATA NA TE TUATARA.

Te tangi mai a te manu nei a te kawatere
Haere te kawatere, haere te kawatere,
Totere, totere maunawa,
E piki ana ano i tana pikitanga,
Ki Maheahea, ka he te manawa,
He,
He,
He,
He te tau, e
Tutaki ake i a au me ko Te Mahia,
E peka taua nei ki tahaki,
A taukinikini,
A taurakuraku,
Aha katahi ra, katahi ra.