Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori
He Tangi
He Tangi.
Kaore hoki e te pawera, e hahae nei,
‘Uraka ra nge au,
Me he keia ka mau rawa ra te ringa,
Noku koia nga korero,
Turia ana nga uru tutu,
Ki te Tarua paki atu ai,
Ki kona ra e te kapua tu noa ai,
Ka riro au i te ia tuku,
Tera whakangaro nga ngutu awa ki Kapenga
Ki te makau mate turoro, e aurakina nei e roto,
Tenei ra, ka piri mai, ka tata mai.
* Repeated by Te Paki, a Christian chief, formerly the Heathen Priest of Waikat[gap — reason: unclear]o, as he was dying[gap — reason: unclear] on the 9th of June, 1853.