KETE TORU: A Collection of Maori Songs
28. Kārangatia rā 2 Kārangatia rā Kārangatia rā! Pōwhiritia rā! Ngā iwi o te motu! Ki runga i te Marae Haere mai! He hui aroha Mō koutou e ngā iwi Ngau nei te aroha Me te mamae
Call to them Call to them, Call to them! Welcome them the tribes of the land upon the marae Welcome! A gathering of love For all you people. Within us gnaws the feeling and the pain.
Nāu rā, e Api, nāu rā, e Koro Wero ki taku uma Titi rawa i te manawa Oho ana te mauri Auē rā Taonga tuku iho Nā ngā tūpuna Ngau nei te aroha Me te mamae
'Twas you Api. twas you koro who dared me and pierced my heart. which awoke my soul alas! Treasures handed down from the ancestors Within us gnaws the feeling and the pain.
29. Pōwhiritia rā
Welcome
Pōwhiritia rā ngā iwi haere mai, Ki runga i te marae manaakitia, Ko au, ko te roopu ngahau E tū nei E karanga ana kia huihui mai tātou
Welcome the people Host them on the marae I am of the kapa group who Stand here Calling us all to come together
Ngā iwi katoa kua eke mai nei Kia ora rā Nā mātou te mihi ki te iwi Haere mai Ngā whānaunga hoa Ka kite atu ka koa te ngākau e Kia mau ki tēnei mea nui ko te Aroha x2
All the people who have arrived Welcome We greet you the people Welcome The relations and friends My heart is happy to see you Hold on to this great thing called Love x2
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