Rere totika

46. Ka kimihia

Ka kimihia Ka rangahaua Ngā wawata Ngā tūmanako Kia pai taku rapu Mo toku reo Maori Ka maumahara ngā korero No ōku mātua tupuna I runga i te huarahi Ki tōku reo Maori Whakapaua tōu ngākau Ki te whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa Kaua hoki e okioki Ki tōu mātauranga ake I ōu ara katoa Whakaaro ki ai a Māna e whakatika O huarahi, O huarahi Ka kimihia Ka rangahaua Nga wawata Nga tūmanako Kia pai taku rapu Mō tōku reo Maori

Seek

I look for I search out My aspirations My hopes Is to search for My Māori language I recall the spoken words From my forbears On the road to My language Exhaust your soul To praise god Do not rest Upon your laurels Wherever you go Remember god He will correct Your pathway…. I look for I search out My aspirations My hopes Is to search for My Māori language