Ka Huri
Ka huri taku reo
Ki te hiku o te ika
Ki te hiku o te rangi
Ki runga rawa e
E koro, e kuia
E hine, e tama
Ka huri mai
Whakarongo mai
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Interpretation: This waiata greets deceased and living from around New Zealand and finishes with a request to be heard.
Ko te ata māhina
Ata tuhi, ata rapa
Maiea te putanga o Tamanuiterā
Ko te ata hāpara
Mahea te pō
Ka ao, ka awatea
Ki te whaiao, ki te ao mārama
Kōrihi te manu
Kōki te oro
Ko te ata pō
Te kōpara e kō ake i te ata
Ka ao, ka awatea
Ki te whaiao, ki te ao mārama
(Hui e, tāiki e)
Te Māori ki te Ao - Stan Walker
Karakia Whakamutunga