HE TANGI TAWHITO.

E muri ahiahi, takoto ki te moenga, e—
Ko taku kiri mangi, te tirohia mai na, e—
Kataka ko roto nei, me he ika mate, au, e—
Ki te iwi, ra ia, e taupu mai ra—
I te tai, ki te tonga, e—
Ki a Te Huri-nui ra, me aha atu koe, ra—
Me tangi atu koe, te tangi o Rakahua, e—
Te tangi o Rikiriki, tena kei te rangi, e—
Kia mate i te matua, e ora mai ana koe, ra—
Hei whakamaurutanga maku, ki te iwi, e—
Ho mai he mata, kia haehae au, e—
Kia kotia te kiri, miringa mai a te hoa, e—
Ki te renga-horu, no roto no Parahakaia, e—
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No Te Rangianiwa, te kai a Pera, e-i.