Kōrōa hia toku mainga
Kōtarawera toku ala
Kōrōa toku waka
Kōrōa hia toku iwi
Kōrōa nā tira nitihi
Toku hapu
Nōrera, tēnā koutou
Tēnā koutou katoa
Kōpaka hau
Nōrōtūroa a hau, nō he uri a hau nō Tāroa
Nō Ngāti te Rōrō te Rangi, Ngāti Pikiāu
Te taki haramā i ki kōnei
Kō te tūkanga he awhina i tōku whākeki
me tōku kāua kāku i te reo
Ngāti tēnā tēnā i ki te hau hau te tōmate o te reo i kōnei
Perini i au kia, āko tōnu
Te tahi i mi awhu, pāriki te reo
I whaka ako mo te tahi reta
Nā mūkonui a Rangi
Mo te paka ngā o Tarawera
I tēnā i ata i ako a hau
Te kaupapa o te motiatea i tamanataui
Tino hariko a hau i te timatanga o tēnā i wānanga
Tino mā takua a hau
Ano o kari au i mohio hi awha te kaupapa
I awha ngā tangata kaha hau ramae
I awha te tōmate o ngā reo
Te reo o ngā tangata
Aoei, but nā i nei, tino hariko a hau
Tī te arao te reo
Keep to see the island for hotlins and for our favourites
Because it's nice, I like the colours
I love the white, the fiddles red and the affabets
I thought this would be a good opportunity
To bring my whānau, my husband William
Children's Dimension Australia and Eli
To this wānanga, not only to learn te reo
But also to make those whānau connections
Desperately need
Ka tāi mai nei ki tēnei kura reo
Hē hē whakapakari
Tērā te mahi o te nuinga
Engari ki au nei, hē whakapakari
Taku reo whakapakari
Ngā rarangi o taku reo
Whakapakari, taku mohi o takatanga
Taku whakamāramatanga
Epaana ki ngā reo katoa
Ngā te reo o Ngāti Reiti ki tēnei kura reo
Koraupo toku ingoa
I came to Makua Island to learn about te reo
Pipi haa, widotas
Itai mātai ko toku māma
Ko toki te ngāni, mea ko ko tīro
Mai i tamaki
Ako ai?
Nohau aina noi ngā urini o Ngāti Reiti
Te tāia o te motu nei
Te wahia ko mā mātai
Kura reo ki atu
Mē te noho tata ki te moana
Ngāori noa te kauhoi, te horoi
Te piki ki te tihi
Aha kua, tahi moho mātau
Riki ki tama whakaai kai
Mē ngā manu, te rungo i ngā manu
Ngā huitanga katoa te tāiao
Wera te mea miharu o te mei kura reo ki
Aha kua, kari koria
Hepai toni ki te noho wanganui i ngā tangata kōrero
Pārere o tariha
Wai a o tariha, te reo Māori
Kauai hauki o tito
Kite tamata i korero Māori
Kauai a no te wahia
Kite whakaahuai i ngā kute Māori
Ka tūnterato nāka anō
kī tēnā i reo ātāhu atu tātātā reo rangatura.
kī tēnā i reo ātāhu atu tātātā reo rangatura.
kī tēnā i reo ātāhu atu tātātā reo rangatura.
