TĒNEI TE RURU
Nā P i r i S c i a s c i a te ra k i . ( Nā M a t i u Pa y n e te w h a k a m ā ra m a )
Ka e a Ta h u Pō t i k i
Ka t o a M a ra k a ! M a ra k a !
Ka e a Ta h u Pō t i k i
Ka t o a M a ra k a ! M a ra k a ! Tē n e i t e r u r u Te k o u k o u n e i K ī h a i m ā h i t i h i t i , K ī h a i m ā ra k a ra k a Te ū p o k o n u i o t e r ū r ū Te re k o u He p ō He p ō He a o K a aw a t e a !
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Te Hā o Tahu Pōtiki - Ka Korokī te Manu
Te w h a k a m ā ra m a T h i s i s a c o n t e m p o ra r y h a k a based on the well-known Ngāi Ta h u w h a k a a ra a ra , a t y p e o f t ra d i t i o n a l c h a n t u s e d t o w a r n people of danger and to be alert.