Motu Kairangi

Motu Kairangi
e karanga e te iwi  e
Kua eke mai nei
Kua eke mai nei ki runga te marae e
Mauria mai
Mauria mai e ngā mate o te motu e
Ki nga tini roimata
Ki ngā tini roimata e maringi whānui e
Titiro e ngā iwi
Titiro e ngā iwi ki ngā mahi o te motu
E hora atu nei e
Rū ana te whenua
Rū ana te whenua, whati ana te moana
Aue te aroha
Aue te aroha te mamae i ahau e
Ru ana te whenua whati ana te moana Hi

English translation

Motu Kairangi
The people call out
Have gathered
Have gathered upon the marae
Bring forth
Bring forth the afflictions of the land
To the countless tears
To the countless tears, shed widely
Behold, O people
Behold, O people, the deeds of the land
Being performed now
The land trembles
The land trembles, the ocean breaks
Alas, the love
Alas, the love, the pain within me
The land trembles, the ocean breaks