Taku Rakau E (1825)
Mihi-ki-te-kapua (1790-1872)
288930Taku Rakau E1825Mihi-ki-te-kapua (1790-1872)

Taku rakau e
Tau rawa ki te whare;
Ka ngaro a takahi ē.

Te whare o te kahikātoa
Hei ngau whakapae
Hei whakapae ururoa e hau mai nei
Kei waho kei te moana.

Kāore aku mihi ē
Aku tangi mō koutou
Mau puku ko te iwi ē
Ka mō wai tonu te whenua
E takoto nei.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.