Kia Ora Ra Koutou

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Kia Ora Ra Koutou  (1916) 
by Āpirana Ngata

E ta ma! he marie,
Na te Ariki
Koutou i tohu,
Kia ora tonu.
Na te aroha
o te Kaihanga,
Kia ora ra koutou!

Nau mai, e te iwi
Ki te marae
Pae o te riri
Mai onamata.
Whiua te aroha
Ki nga hoia.
Kia ora ra koutou.

E te iwi, kia toa,
Whaia ko te kaha,
Whiua te aroha
Ki nga hoia.
Kei wiri ra ‘hau,
Kia tangi tatou,
Kia ora ra koutou


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