Paikea

by Mikaera Pewhairangi

Original version	Arawa version
Uia mai koia, whakahuatia ake; Ko wai te whare nei e? Ko Te Kani / Ko Rangi / Whitireia! Ko wai te tekoteko kei runga? Ko Paikea! Ko Paikea! Whakakau Paikea. Hei! Whakakau he tipua. Hei! Whakakau he taniwha. Hei! Ka ū Paikea ki Ahuahu. Pakia! Kei te whitia koe ko Kahutia-te-rangi. Aue! Me ai tō ure ki te tamahine a Te Whironui - aue! - nāna i noho te Roto-o-tahe. Aue! Aue! He koruru koe, koro e.	Uia mai koia, whakahuatia ake Ko wai te waka nei e? Te Arawa! Ko wai te tohunga o runga? Ko Ngātoro-i-rangi! Ko Ngātoro-i-rangi! Whakakau Tainui, hei! Whakakau Mataatua hei! Whakakau Tokomaru hei! Ka ū Te Arawa ki Maketu, pakia! Ko Tama-te-kapua te tangata o runga Me ai tō ure ki te ruahine a Ngātoro-i-rangi Nana i noho te kei o te waka, Aue! Aue! Ka raru koe 'Toro e.