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HE KARAKIA, KO TE PAPAI O TE KOTORE O RONGOMAIHUIA, TE INGOA.

Taku waha i titia,
Taku waha i titia,
Taku waha i tauaraia,
Nau atu ki te whetu,
Kumutia,
Nau atu ki te marama,
Kumutia,
Nau atu ki tore maru wahine,
Kati na tau ika,
’Papatuanuku,
E Kaihika,
E Kaiure,
Ki te matapapari,
Na Ruatupua,
Na Ruatawhito,
Kati mou, te waha o te tupua,
He titi,
He puru,
He toko,
He hangi,
Na karotepo,
’Karo-te-ao,
Tutapaninihi,
Tutapariria,
Tutapakokota,
Kokota ki a Hine,
Hinenui,
Hineroa,
Hine-te-weriweri,
Tu-mumui te ngaro,
Totoro te iro,
Tena te omaki, ka noho ki to riu,

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Ka noho ki to mahamaha, te omaki,
Hotupu te toroa, marongo,
Tina i roto,
Heuea te ihi,
Heuea te maru tupua nuku,
Tupua rangi,
Ki kona koe monokia atu ai,
Ki te pouriuri,
Ki te potangotango,
Ki te po i a Hineruakimate,
Te ora mai hoki, taku rakau nei,
Titohia nuku,
Titohia rangi,
Tatau te po,
Tatau te rongomaiwhitu,
Taku rakau nei, maroro-ki-te-rangi,
Ko koe kei taua raia, tini o te po,
Tu-maroro-maiwhiti kei raro,
Kei raro kei te moremore nui no Papa,
No Papa i raro,
Tu-te-pipiro,
Tu-te-haunga,
Ritua,
Riwaho,
Ria ki to putanga e Tane,
Ko te ihi o taku ure,
Ko te mana o taku ure,
E tae taku ure nei ki runga,
Ki nga makutu i runga,
Ki nga whaiwhaia whitiki ai,
Korero ai,
Matai ai,
Tena nga tapu ka horo,
’Horo ki taku tawhito,
Ka tahi ki taku tawhito,
Ka rua ki taku tawhito,

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Ka mano ki taku tawhito,
Na runga mai o mataure,
Na raro atu o mataure,
E puta tatara, ki te whai ao,
Ki te ao marama,
He karo hapai tu atu hoki au,
I taku rakau nei,
Kei runga hoki au, tapawhanuku,
Kei raro hoki koe, tapawharangi,
Hinohi te atua i taku rakau,
Ngawha te atua i taku rakau nei,
Ko Hapainuku,
Hapairangi,
Taute ake,
Whangai ki runga, ko toku tini,
Whangai ki raro, me tou tini,
Ka kiki,
Ka kaka,
He tawhito,
Tawhitoure.