Te Ngahuru's Lament

Te Ngahuru's Lament (1800s)
Mihi-ki-te-kapua (1790-1872)
288929Te Ngahuru's Lament1800sMihi-ki-te-kapua (1790-1872)
Original version Ngati Maru version

E muri ahiahi,
ka totoko te aroha,
Wairua o te hanga,
ka wehe i a au.

Wai te teretere,
e rere i waho ra?
Nou na e Te Kou,
e hoki koutou,
Ripa ki te whenua,
ki Maketu ra ia.
Tenei matou
kei runga i te toka.

Me rauhi noa,
ki te wairua kau;
Te waka ra e,
i tataia mai,
Toroa i te wai,
kia paia atu koe,
Haere ki raro ra,
ki Hauraki raia
Hei matakitaki ma te nui
a 'Ti-Maru.

Nei, ka pae noa,
ki Maukaha ra ia!

E muri ahiahi
ka totoko te aroha
Wairua o te hanga
ka wehe i ahau.

Wai te teretere
e rere i waho ra?
Nou e te iwi Hauraki!
E hoki koutou
Ripa ki te whenua
ki Te Totara ra ia
Tenei matou
kei runga i te toka.

Me rauhi mai
te wairua kau
Te waka ra e
i tataia mai
Toroa i te wai
kia paia atu koe
Haere ki raro ra
ki Hauraki ra ia
Hei matakitaki mai
m? 'ati Maru

Nei ka pae noa
ki Tikapa Moana


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