Io Matangaro

24. Haere mai

Haere mai, haere mai Haere mai, haere mai E ngā iwi e haere mai Ki runga o te marae Hui mai tātou katoa E hine mā, e tama mā Hapainga tō mana Māori e Kia rewa runga rawa I a ha ha E ngā Iwi e Haere mai haere mai

25. Tahuri mai

Ka huri taku reo Ka tuku mihi ki te rangi Ka tuku mihi ki te whenua Ki te kaihanga e Te karanga o te mātui Tuiā i runga tuiā i raro Tuiā i roto tuiā i waho Tuiā i te here tangata Ka rongo te pō ka rongo te ao Tuituiā te muka tangata Pōhiri atu ōu ringaringa Tukuna atu te karanga Kia rangona ko te wairua O te ngākau aroha E hine e tama E koro e kui ma E te iwi tahuri mai – tahuti mai E te iwi whakapiri mai Whakatata mai Whakakotahi mai

Welcome

Welcome, welcome Welcome, welcome all the tribes welcome onto the courtyard all of us gathered here. Young women, young men uplift your Maori prestige to float on high I a ha ha All the tribes Welcome welcome

Turn towards

I turn to announce A greeting to the sky father A greeting to the earth mother A greeting to the creator The call of the song bird Bind above bind below Bind inside bind outside Bind together mankind Is echoed day and night Bind together the fabric of man Let your arms beckon Let your voice call Feel the spiritual essence Of the heart felt love Young girls and boys Elderly men and women Dear people come, welcome Dear people come together Come closer together to be as one