Lyrics

TENA KOE

Tenā koe
 = Hello to one
Tenā korua = Hello to two
Tenā koutou = Hello to all
Haere mai everyone

HAERE MAI

Ha-ere Mai!
Ev’ry-thing is ka pai!
You’re here at last,
You’re really here at last.

Ha-ere Mai!
Not a cloud in the sky,
To coin a phrase,
This is the “day of days”.

You’re welcome as the sunshine,
You’re welcome as a king!
Pai kare! This is one time
We’ll really have a fling!

Ha-ere Mai!
Ev’rything is ka pai!
Throughout the land,
We want to shake your hand,

Ha-ere Mai!
We’re proud of you, that’s why.
Ha-ere Mai!
Ha-ere Mai!

MA IS WHITE/ A.E.I.O.U

Mā is white, whero is red, kākāriki green
Pango is black, mangu is too, A. E. I. O. U.

Kōwhai yellow, pāruri brown, kiko-rangi blue
Pa-raka-raka is our orange, A. E. I. O. U.

Wera is hot, maku wet, makariri cold
Ua is rain, mahana warm, A. E. I. O. U.

A E I O U 
 A E I O U

Piko piko piko piko piko piko 
 toro piko

toro toro toro toro toro toro 
 piko toro

Tahi is one, rua is two, toru number three
Whā is four, rima is five, 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5

Ono is six, whitu is seven waru number eight,
Iwa is nine, tekau is ten, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

E PAPA WAIARI

E papa waiari
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi
hei tuku roimata

E aue e ka mate ahau
E hine hoki mai ra

Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga
Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga

E aue e ka mate ahau
E hine hoki mai ra

 

OMA RAPETI

Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti
Oma, oma, oma
Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti
Oma, oma, oma

Pako pako pako
Ko te tangi ō te pūpamu
Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti
Oma, oma, oma

Run rabbit, run rabbit

Run, run, run
Run rabbit, run rabbit
Run, run, run

Bang, bang, bang
goes the farmer’s gun
Run rabbit, run rabbit
Run, run, run

ONE DAY A TANIWHA

One day a taniwha
Went swimming in the moana
He whispered sweetly in my taringa
Won’t you come along with me
There’s such a lot to see
Underneath the deep blue sea.

I said oh käore käore käore
I have to haere haere haere
Although I know we could be friends
My mother’s waiting for me
Underneath the köwhai tree
Taniwha haere ra.

UPOKO, POKOHIWI, PUKU, HOPE, WAEWAE

Upoko, pokohiwi, puku, hope, waewae. (head, shoulders, stomach, hips, legs)
Upoko, pokohiwi, puku, hope, waewae
Upoko, pokohiwi, puku, hope, waewae
Taringa, karu, ihu, waha e. (ears, eyes, nose, mouth)

Makawe, rae, paparinga. (hair, forehead, cheeks)
Makawe, rae, paparinga
Makawe, rae, paparinga
Kaki, korokoro, nono e. (neck, throat, bottom)

Pito, turi, rekereke, matimati. (belly button, knee cap, heel, toes)
Pito, turi, rekereke, matimati
Pito, turi, rekereke, matimati
Pona, waewae takahia e. (knees, legs, stamping)

Ngutu, waha, arero, niho. (lips, mouth, tongue, teeth)
Ngutu, waha, arero, niho
Ngutu, waha, arero, niho
Kaokao, tukimata, kemokemo e. (squeeze your checks, raise your eye brows, and wink)

POKARAKARE ANA

Pōkarekare ana
ngā wai o Waiapu,
Whiti atu koe hine
marino ana e.

E hine e 
hoki mai ra
Ka mate ahau 
I te aroha e,

Tuhituhi taku reta
tuku atu taku rīngi,
Kia kite tō iwi
raru raru ana e

Whati whati taku pene
ka pau aku pepa,
Ko taku aroha
mau tonu ana e

E kore te aroha
e maroke i te rā,
Mākūkū tonu
i 
aku roimata e.

E IHOA ATUA

E Ihoa Atua,
O nga Iwi! Matoura,
Ata whakarongona;
Me aroha roa.
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau to atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa

Ōna mano tāngata
Kiri whero, kiri mā,
Iwi Māori, Pākehā,
Rūpeke katoa,
Nei ka tono ko ngā hē
Māu e whakaahu kē,
Kia ora mārire
Aotearoa

Tōna mana kia tū!
Tōna kaha kia ū;
Tōna rongo hei pakū
Ki te ao katoa
Aua rawa ngā whawhai
Ngā tutū e tata mai;
Kia tupu nui ai
Aotearoa

KA MATE

E rere taku manu, ki ngaa waa i ooku tuupuna
Tenaa i karawhiua!!!
Ka mate ! Ka mate ! Ka ora ! Ka ora !
Ka mate ! Ka mate ! Ka ora ! Ka ora !
Tenei te tangata puhuru huru
Nana nei i tiki mai, Whakawhiti te ra
A upane ! ka upane !
A upane ! ka upane !
Whiti te ra !

TUTIRA MAI NGA IWI

Tūtira mai ngā iwi
Tātou tātou e

Tūtira mai ngā iwi
Tātou tātou e
Whai-a te marama-tanga
me te aroha – e ngā iwi!
Ki-a k’tapa-tahi,
Ki-a ko-tahi rā.
Tātou tātou e.