E te Pono Nihowera

Nā Leon Blake, 2009

E whakamānawa atu nei

E te pono nihowera

Anō te ranea

Anō te humi o tahuaroa

Hei whakawheti i a Takapū,

(Taku puku)

Tē kīia ai he mākihakiha


Engari kē ia he makue, he hūnene

Hei mohukihuki i a Tako

Nei rā te reo uruhau o tūao

E whakamānawa atu nei

(W) E whakamānawa atu nei

(T) Anō te makue, anō te hūnene

(K) Hī!

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