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Kupu
Kia kaha tātou Ki te (Hī!) kōrero Māori E minaka ana E minaka ana taku waha Ki te kai a te rangatira, Taku reo rangatira Taku reo rangatira Taku kuru pounamu tuku iho. Mīharo kē ana Mīharo kē ana Ki tōna pakari kia ora Tē memeha Tē memeha, te wairua Ki te kōrero Māori. Kia kaha tātou Kia kaha tātou Ki te kōrero Māori! E minaka ana E minaka ana taku waha Ki te kai a te rangatira, Taku reo rangatira Taku reo rangatira Taku kuru pounamu tuku iho. Mīharo kē ana Mīharo kē ana Ki tōna pakari kia ora Tē memeha Tē memeha, te wairua Ki te kōrero Māori. Kia kaha tātou Kia kaha tātou Ki te kōrero Māori! (Hī!)
Meaning
Let us be staunch
in speaking Māori.
I desire my talk
to be like that of a leader,
my noble language,
my precious inheritance.
Astound me
with your maturity by
the evanescence, the spiriti you show
when speaking Māori.
Let us be staunch
in speaking Māori.
Notes
- Youtube video from Nerehana Whanau
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