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HE TAU, NA NAMATA.

E te iwi e,
Ki Kahorehore,
Ki Kahorehore,
Ka rere au ki Ngapuhi ra,
Ki te tama whai riri,
E tama Aho, e tama a Kawe, to inati,
Ka tikitikia he kawau,
A he kawau tikitiki,
Tahuhu ki te awa ki Waikato,
A he kawau,
Kimikimi noa ana,
Rapurapu noa ana,
Kei whea te tangata ue,
Ara kei te puke i miti,
Kei te puke,
Hongi ki te puke,
Kei Kahorehore te waha tangata ue,
Taitaia mai te puke i noho ai te whetito,
Pahi mai ra,
Paha mai ra,
Tena ta tatou pokai karikawa,
E taka noa ana i runga i te kemokemo,
Tuwhaina atu Raukawataparirihau,
Taka noa ana koa iana,
Te Pokaitaua ka moti te whenua,
Ka moti te tangata,
Ka waiho iho te papa i raro,
E penei te uaua, i te uaua,
O tenei waka i te uaua o tera waka,
I te uaua,
Ka tapoko tapoko hu kereru,
Ka tatiha a taua nei mahi e whae,
Whakaronga ake ana ko te tangi mai a te tui,
He aha tau e te ko.