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Chant (Waiata karakia)

(Verse 1) He reo e karanga mai ana I tua o te moana nui Ka pupū te hau, ka oho te ngahere Ka manawa ora ngā rākau He reo e karanga mai ana I tua o te wao tapu Ka huaki te rangi Ka kōrero marie te awa (Pre-Chorus) Ka heke mai te ua i te rangi Ka wiri te whenua i raro i ō tātou waewae Aroha… aroha… (Chorus) Whakatūwhera te ngākau Whakatūwhera te wairua Waiho te whakapehapeha o te tangata Kia horo ki te ao mārama Whakatūwhera te ngākau Whakarongo ki te whenua He waiata tēnei Mō te maungārongo (Verse 2) Tirohia ngā manu e rere ana Tirohia ngā puāwai e kanapa ana E kōrero ana te ao Kia tau te rangimārie (Bridge) Kaua e kohikohi taonga ki te oneone Kohikohia ki te ngākau Kohikohia ki te rangi Where the spirit is light Where the breath is one (Chorus – Flow) Whakatūwhera te ngākau Whakatūwhera te wairua Kia kotahi te tangata me te ao Kia kotahi te manawa (Outro) I raro i a Rā I te moenga o Marama Ka takoto marie te ao Ka rere te manawa