Karakia Rāwhiti
Karakia Tīmatanga
Me karakia tātou...
Tākina te karakia ....
Karakia Tīmatanga
Me karakia tātou...
Tākina te karakia ....
Tākiri te ata.
Haea te ata.
Kia whiti ko te rā.
Tērā te kōkī.
Tērā te korokoro tūī.
Tērā te kōpara.
E kō nei i te ata.
E kore e hekeheke,
He kākano rangatira.
Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e
To Dawn
The emergence of Dawn From a karakia said on the waka Uruao)
Let the sun shine
To sing in the early morning
Sweet singing like the Tūī
The bellbird that sings in the morning.
The song of the birds in the morning.
Whakatauki: Our noble heritage will never perish.