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HE TA KOPITO.

Mimiro,
Mimiro,
I to manawa,
Pera hoki ra,
Te Whai, a Nuku,
Te Whai, a Rangi.
Tina te manawa,
Whena te manawa,
Ko te manawa o te Kopi.
Te whanatu na,
Huru-huru-mata-kiore,
E teina no Tu,
Whakaahu te tara, ki Hikurangi.

He aha ra te kai ?
I haere, ki roto, ki to puku,
Tutu ai,
Ngangana ai,
Aurere ai.
He puha pea ?
He pohue pea ?
He aruhe pea ?
He kumara pea ?
He taro pea ?
He karaka pea ?
He hue pea ?
He tawa pea ?
He korau pea ?
He hakekeke pea ?
He harori pea ?
He mamaku pea ?
He pipi pea ?

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He ika pea ?
Nga kai, i haere, ki roto, ki to puku ?
Tutu ai,
Ngangana ai,
Aurere ai, e.

Tenei au, ka ngarue,
Ngarue ki uta,
Ngarue ki tai,
Tenei au, ka ngarue,
Ngarue ki te whakatauwareware,
Ka pa mai, ki taku aro,
Whai runga,
Whai raro,
Whai mataora,
Tu te auahi
Mate te auahi
Werohia to huha,
Takawhitiwhiti,
Takaoraora,
Ki tena tama,
He poho tikoko e,
Kei te anu, o te paroro,
I hu nui mai nei na.
Oriori,
Oraora,
Ko mata,
Taki whai,
Te pupu,
Takeke rua,
Konokono,
Ka eke, kei runga
Kei Herekawa.
E
E
E
Ka ora koe,
E
Ka ora koe.