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Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori

HE WHAKATAPATAPA KUMARA

HE WHAKATAPATAPA KUMARA.

Kapakapa,
Kapakapa, tu taku wairua, ki te ao,
Tapiri tu, he maunga,
Hekeheke iho i runga o Rehia,
Tuhi te uira,
Raparapa te uira,
Ko anahau,

Ki te hau ia,
Ki te hau ia,
Ka tangi to pu,
Ka tangi to pu,

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Ka taupu nui a Weka uea,
Uea te taua iti,
Uea te taua rahi,
Kia tutangatanga, te ara ki Mokoia,
Whakatu manunu,
Whakatu manunu,
Hara manunu,
E whia aku mate?
Kei taku tua,
Kei taku aro,
Pihapiha manawa o te ika kua riro,
I hara te taua,
Koia Ru,
Koia Whe,
Koia Potipoti,
Koia Rakahua,
Te tama i torona,
Whakina e koe,
Ki Waeroti,
Te tau mai ai tohu-akura-tiwatiwa,
Horahia ori ka mate tama ki te wai whana,
Kaore hoki nga uhi nei,
Nga kai nei,
Nga taro nei,
Ka mareretia e te tikitiki o Wahieroa,
Te tapa mai e koe taku ika nei,
Ko Hahaururoa,
Ko tukoki hau-nui,
Hauroa,
Mahuta runga,
Mahuta i runga,
Mahuta i raro,
He kapua ke hoki,
To te atiru,
To te atiru i tau ki whea?
I tau ki Maunganui,
Ki Maungaroa,

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Ki Maungahauru,
Taku manawa ka irihia nei,
E Tupetane,
Tupetane,
I-o.

Tenei au e Tupetane,
Ko Whiti-te-ramarama au e Tupetane,
Ko Tama-te-ahu-iho,
Ko Tama-te-ahu-ake,
Ko Whitirau-te-toki,
Ko Tama-i-ahua-retireti,
Ko Tama-i-ahua-rorowai,
Taku paenga ruwai e Apo e,
E Apo e,
I-o.

Kapua hekeheke iho i runga o Rehia,
Tuhi te uira,
Rapa te uira,
Ko anahau,
Ki tahau ia,
Tenei koa te mokopuwananga, te tu mai nei,
Koia kia toia,
Kia tokona, ki te kauwhau ariki,
Rongo putuputu,
Rongo te mangia,
Rongo te rakau ohi,
Ko tana kuru motu,
E puhi e kei tai,
Kei te whakarua koia,
Hutia, hutia,
Hutia te kura i o taringa,
Taku rei, taku rei,
Taku rei ka whati,
He toroa, he toroa, he ta,
I-o.