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HE TANGI NA TAKINGA.

Huihui nga ki,
Huihui nga korero, ki roto Wharekura, ki a Uenuku,
Tauria ki te whataroa, e-i,
Tenei to uru kakanui,
Maku e whitiki, ki te tatua no Whatitiri,
Tau ake ko te hau tapu no Tu, e-i.
Whangaia atu,
Kei Aituhau,
Kei Aitupawa,
Kei te Pawanuku,
Kei te Pawarangi,
Kei te wai, wai ki a Aitu, e-i.
Me opeope noa ake,
Te toto o Iramai,
Te toto o Konako-kai-kino, i
Ekore e tupu to mate, e tama, e
Maku e ueue te pu o te whenua,
A rewa ki runga ra,
He apu matangi,
A whakatu au,
Te rae ki Imatonga,
A whakatu au,
Hei te tiuma rapu,
Hei ngaki i to mate,
E takoto,
Nau i hunahuna
Te maru o te taua,
Taonga ruru tonu,
Ki roto te putea,
’Ai huhia,

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He huia rere uru,
’A hoka ki runga ra,
He tawake maro,
He kawau whakateka,
He tu ano ra,
Te tu o te taua,
He tohu ano ra,
Te hau tamawahine,
Tena kei te motu,
Ko te manu kopakopa,
Tena kei te wai,
He parera teretere,
Tena kei te repo,
He matuku noho puku, e tama, e-i.
Ki atu ana au,
Tu mua, tu hiku, i
’A hume mai koe,
I te maro o Whakatau,
He uru rangi papa,
Ka tara ai e,
I te ara whakakopa,
Kei o matua,
Kei a tama na Wheru,
A ruku atu ana,
I te tai maranea,
Nga raorao ka horo,
I roto Whakamauru,
I pongia ai koe,
Ma tama na Moko ’koe’ huki a ika,
’Ku kiri kohiku,
Ki tua te Rawhiti,
E tama takiri tu i te tau o te ate,
I rehua ai au.
Maku e whai atu,
Nga manga koparu,
Ki te hau-kainga.