Waiata
| Waiata Lyrics in Mäori | Translation |
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| Mö Ake Tonu Atu | |
| Mö ake tonu atu | Forever without end |
| taku rangatiratanga | my rangatiratanga |
| e kïa mai nei | guaranteed me |
| e te tiriti o Waitangi. | by the Treaty of Waitangi. |
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| Ka taea te whakaü | We can be firm |
| ngä whakaöritenga ä iwi | within the similarities of iwi |
| ka pümau tonu te hä | the breath (life) of Mäori language is still strong |
| o te reo mäori | |
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| Mä ngä koeketanga | It is through/because of the levels (of te reo) that the work, the places of learning and all things can be laid down. |
| ka taea te whakatakoto | |
| ngä mahi ngä wähi ako | |
| ngä kaupapa katoa. | |
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| Kei au tonu | I still have |
| taku mana whenua | pride in my land |
| taku mana körero | pride in my language |
| taku mana tikanga. | pride in my ways/culture. |
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| Homai ki a mätou | Give to us |
| te mana pütea oranga | the mana (pride) to live well |
| kia mau tonu ai | to keep holding strong |
| mö ake tonu atu. | forever without end. |
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| Mäku anö mä te Mäori | Again I say it is for Mäori |
| e kökiri mö ake tonu atu. | to keep charging forever without end. |