E Pā Tō Hau

by Rangimoa o Ngati Apakura

E Pā Tō Hau  (1860s)  Rangimoa o Ngati Apakura

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.