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Taumarumaru Ko Te Ra

Arnold (Te Ōhākī) Reedy
(Ngati Porou)


Taumarumaru ko te ra
Ka rapa ngā mahara
Kei whea ra koe e hine?
E ngaro nei
E hine e ia
Kei te kai kino te aroha
I te ao, i te po, i nga wā katoa.

Moe iho i te po
Whiti rere tonu ake
Ko to tinana
E tū ana mai
Awhi kau atu au
Ka ea ngā wawata.
Oho ake i te ao
He moemoea!

Ahau ka takoto
Ka titiro whakarunga
Ki nga kapua o te rangi
E rere ana mai
Ano he kawe kupu
E hine e ia
Ki te kore e painga
Me mutu noa.

Gloomy is the day
as memories are searched
Where are you darling?
You are missing from here.
Oh darling girl.
Love for you eats away at me
in the daytime, at night, all the time.

Sleeping at night
always gliding across to me
is your body
standing by me.
Just hug me
and my expectations will be fulfilled.
But when I wake up in the morning
It’s just a dream!

I lie down
Looking up
at the clouds in the sky
always flying towards me
sending me a message
She's just one girl
If things don’t work out with her
Just stop.

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May 2022