E Pā Tō Hau lyrics

E pā tō hau he wini raro,

He hōmai aroha

Kia tangi atu au i konei;

He aroha ki te iwi

Ka momotu ki tawhiti ki Paerau

Ko wai e kite atu?

Kei whea aku hoa i mua rā,

I te tōnuitanga?

Ka haramai tēnei ka tauwehe,

Ka raungaiti au, e.

E ua e te ua e tāheke

Koe i runga rā;

Ko au ki raro nei riringi ai

Te ua i aku kamo.

Moe mai, e Wano, i Tirau,

Te pae ki te whenua

I te wā tūtata ki te kāinga

Koua hurihia.

Tēnei mātou kei runga kei te

Toka ki Taupō,

Ka paea ki te one ki Waihi,

Ki taku matua nui,

Ki te whare kōiwi ki Tongariro.

E moea iho nei

Hoki mai e roto ki te puia

Nui, ki Tokaanu,

Ki te wai tuku kiri o te iwi

E aroha nei au, ī.

• Artist:Oceanic Folk