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W E B S I T E
 *		 "Ko nga Moteātea

me nga Hakirara o nga Maori"

Sir George Grey  K. G. B.  1853

In alphabetical order

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This is a search box for the words in all these chants.                            

You can find a translation and explanation of the titles marked song 78, song 45 etc in Apirana Ngata's
"Nga Moteatea The Songs" online. Use two windows or tablets to view the Maori and English side by side.
Any title marked in brown has a translation and explanation in a "Nga Moteatea The Songs" library book.

 Page               Chant                                      Category

Aha te hau e pa mai nei? He mata (prophesy) SHORT        

Aha kei taku ate e hahae nei he mamae ra

Ai tena te mauri. He mauri (after decontamination)

Aha te manu i rere mai i runga o Hawaiki. He karakia

A! kohea? kohea? Tera maunga He matakite

Ao mauru, e tauhere mai ra

Arohirohi noa, e Rangi, i a au. He tangi

Arohirohi noa to wairua

A taka nga po, i runga o Tararua, ko to tohu He tangi

A tenei au, e tama nei He tukeka (beside corpse) SHORT

Auahi werohia ki Tararu ra ia

Aue, aue, e, te whakama i a au e. He haka

Aue, aue, aku matua e. He haka taua (war chant)

Aue! aue! Pakipaki kau, au, ki te tuakiri o te whare. He tangi

Aue, aue, kimikimi noa ana. He keka (confronting death)

Aue! aue! panapana noa ana taku mea?

Aue e, ka kita e runga. He haka

Aue, i whare kino i a au, whare He waiata karakia

Aue, e poipoi noa ana taua. He tangi

Aue rapurapu kau au ki taku piro. He tangi

Aue te whakama i a au e, e haere noa  He ngeri (rousing)





E ara, e ara, e tenei pa. He whakaaraara (watchman)  SHORT 

E hara hoki au, i te tangata kite i a Poutini

E hara i a au te kohuru He waiata

E hara i te noho   SHORT

E hau o tawhitia. He tangi
253 
E hika e, kei whea ra koe e ngaro nei i te ata He tangi

E hika ma whakarongo mai, ki te tara ka iri wharetia

E hine aku i to kunenga. He tangi

E hine, a Ki, e. He tangi

E hine, e tangi kino, e tangi aurere nei ki te kai

E hine e tangi whakawairua nei i te po

E hine rongo kino He waiata aroha (love song)  SHORT

E hoka o rongo, e hau i te rangi

E kai e, te kutu

E kai ra, i aku kai. He ngeri     SHORT

E kauaka ra ngeau nei, e hakuhakua

E kaua niua. He puha  (call to arms) SHORT

E kio'e ka tuku taua ki raro

E ko Paratetauheke. He haka

E koro tukino. He tangi

E ko Te Aeaoiarangi! He haka

E! ko te kainga hukiki nei, tenei, He ngeri

E kui ma e, katahi hanga kino Part1/p348  song 78

E mea ana au e Piri. He haka

E moe, ki te po

E muri ahiahi, ka totoko te aroha, He tangi

E muri ahiahi, takoto ki te moenga, e. He tangi

E muri ahiahi, takoto ki te moenga Part1/p196  song 45

E muri a po, kia moe huri au, e, Horohoro   SHORT

E muri a po, kia moe huri au; te hua aku kamo,

E muri koe ahiahi ra, tango mai te korero, o namata   SHORT

E noho ana, e kai-tahi aua

E noho ana, i toku taumata  He patere  (flowing poetry)

E noho ana, i toka whanga, ka whakamau He ngeri

E noho ana, ka kohuki e roto. He tangi Part1/p40     song 8

E noho e Whonu, taria koe e whakatarehe  He mata

E noho ra e Muri, tiakina te tauranga He mata (prophesy)

E, One rere noa, i te ihu o te waka e. He tangi

E pa e te hau, wero tonu, ki te kiri Part1/p316  song 71

E paki ra taku kotiro, o te kekehi, ki te huruhuru au anake

E paki ra te paki o Atutahi, hei roto au  He tangi Part2/p248

E pa ki te raro, ho mai koia ra te aroha

E pari e te tai, E pari ana ki te pikitanga i Arakari. He mata

E pari, e te tai, whakaki ki te awa
201 
E pa tawaho, e awhea mai nei

E patu ana ahau, e patu ana koe   SHORT

E pawa koia kiwi te hauwu tonga ewe

E pa whakarua, e riringi. He tangi


E Petu e, tangi kino

E piki ana i te pikitanga Part4/p232

E Rangi aku, I nunumi ake nei. He tangi Part2/p396

E Rangi, E Papa. He ngeri


E raro taringa kore

E rere e te kotare. He karakia tamariki (child's wish)

E rere e te ao, e kume i runga ra Part1/p410   song 90

E rere e te ao, i tuku atu ra e

E rere e te ao, ko koe hei, karere

E rere e te ao, takawe i runga ra P4/212

E rere ra e te ao uru, tauhokai ano i runga ra

E rere ra e te ao uru, tauhokai ano ki te tara

E taea, e au, te po ka ketua. He tangi


E tai ma e, tenei au, te haere ware nei

E tama i kimihia, e tama . He whakaoriori (for chief's child)

E tama, i kimihia, i raro i a Papa. He popo tamariki   ANCIENT

E tama koe aku, e tiori mai ra, e tama. He tangi


E tama, te uaua, e. He hari kai (presenting food)


E tangi e, te ihu, e whaki whakarere

E ta uru waho e wawara mai nei

E te iwi, e te iwi e. He haka SHORT

E te iwi e, ki Kahorehore. He tau (song before speech)

E te kaka! e rere atu ra ra, ho mai aku kara. He karakia


E Tiki e, ho mai te ruruku. He hono (blessing to fix fracture)

E titi koia e te atarau Part2/p380

E titi te kowhiti Part2/p58

E to e, te ra e, wawe te rehu atu

E to e, te ra, rere whakauru ana, ki te rua

E to e te ra ahua te whakangaro

E to e te ra, to atu ki te rua Part1/p36  song 7

E tohe ra, te tau-ua. He matakite (prophesy) Part2/p342

E tu ra e, whare e. He tangi


E ua e te ua, tawai kohutia

E ua e te ua, ua mai, i waho na. He tangi


E uta ana He ngeri

E whiti e te ra e maene ki te kiri, he rangi au ka tatari Part4/p98
303 
E whiti e te ra, werowero ki te tara whare

E whiti e te ra e kai ki taku kiri, no mua ra te manahautanga

E whiti e te ra e maene ki te kiri, whakarongo ki roto ra

E whiti, e whiti, e taku ra. Karakia tamariki SHORT & EASY





Haere atu ki te amiomio, i te nuku  He rangi SHORT

Haere atu, ki te pai, a Potatau. He ngeri   SHORT


Haere atu ki waenga te tahora, aha, mouti   He karakia


Haere e kui koutou, ko taokete i, mo aku whakamahinga

Haere mai, e te manuhiri. He karanga (welcome) SHORT

Haere noa ana, au nei, ki te kimi taiki

Haere ra e Matai ma, te hanga a te Atua,  He tangi


Haere ra, e Moko, te ata o te taua. He tangi SHORT    ANCIENT

Haere ra e Pare, i te ara kohuru. He tangi


Hanga ra, he patu tutae, na. He ngeri


Hanga to pa, hanga to pa. He ngeri SHORT


Hara mai hea? teretere nui no Tu?


Hara mai tenei ka whakatiki ano e, He Waiata

He aha? he kai ma taua? he hakekeke. He tau

He aha? he kai ma taua? he pipi. He tau SHORT

He aha, he kai ma taua, he pohue. He haka


He aha ra he kai, ma te tuna o te raupo. He haka SHORT

He aha ra kei toku ihu, e waitohu noa nei. He tangi
Part1/p30     song 6

He aha rawa te hau, e kokihi, mai nei P4/200?

He ata whiwhia, he ata rawea  He karakia SHORT

He hokioi, i runga, he hokioi, i runga, hu. He tau


Hei kai mau, te tangata. He karakia


Hei ngerengere, aha te houhia. He mata


Hengihengi hau ra, e wero ki te kiri, e i

He po, he po. He ao, he ao. He Whakaaraara SHORT

He tamariki ranei koe, kia akona  He maro taua


He tangata kau Takarangi. He haka  SHORT

He umu kai tini. He tangi


He unuhanga a Nuku. Wahine i te tane, te tane i..

Hine-Moa   Nāna waiata me te haurongo


Hira mai ai, te whekite o te rangi. He karakia


Hoatu koe i mua na. He makutu


Homai noa nei o riri e Pohane ki a au

Hora te manawa i a Rangi. He karakia


Huihui nga ki. He tangi


Huna, huna-moki, huna-moki. He mata hunahuna






I rere ki te whetu. He mata  SHORT

I taia to moko ki te aha? He haka  SHORT

I tena te huri, te huri ka whakarawe. He karakia  SHORT





Ka hewa-hewa au, ki te nohoanga nou nei He patere
Part4/p64

Ka hongi a Maru. He karakia


Ka hura tangata-uta. He awa moana


Kai kinikini ai te mamae i ahau, e Part1/p56  song 12

Kai koripi ai, e te kete kohara

Kaipuipu ana mai te marino e

Ka kowhiti te marama. He mata  SHORT

Ka mama Kauika, tohunga. He karakia  SHORT

Ka mate, ka mate, ka ora, ka ora. He haka    ANCIENT

Ka mate koa Kaipara, ne, a-e, ka mate koa He mata

Ka mate te patunga; na Hatupatu  He Pioi (brandishing)

Ka mutu ia te horanga, i te Kahu; kei mau ana te ao

Ka ngapu te whenua, ka haere nga tangata He mata SHORT

Kaore hoki! e te korero, e haria mai, e te ngutu

Kaore hoki e te whakama e, huri kau ake 

Kaore hoki e, te whakama He haka  for Te Rauparaha   SHORT

Kaore hoki e te whakama, noa i a au whakaaro rawa

Kaore hoki, e te po nei, Part1/p50   song 10

Kaore hoki, koia taku raru, e whakatungou nei

Kaore hoki koia te mamae, te au noa taku moe ki te whare

Kaore hoki koia te mamae, ngau kino i roto ra

Kaore hoki te whakatakariri, ki aku mokapuna. He tangi Part1/p386  song 86

Kaore hoki te huhua kore noa ki te mahi

Kaore ra he mihi ki te makau, e kei whea i ara. He tangi


Kaore taku raru, e rau tahuritanga ki te whare

Kaore taku raru! ki te tama a Toherau ka riro He tangi


Kaore taku raru te mohiotia! te tangi a taku ihu Part2/p272

Kaore te aroha, e awhea mai nei He tangi

Kaore te aroha, e awhea mai nei, na roto ana mai 

Kaore te aroha e tama i a au, whakarongo  He tangi


Kaore te aroha, e huri i roto ra Part4/p40

Kaore te aroha! e komingomingo nei, te hoki  He tangi


Kaore te aroha, e whai i a au, e whauake  He tangi


Kaore te aroha i ahau, ki taku potiki. He tangi
Part2/p388

Kaore te aroha i rau i a au e, e wawae ake ana. He tangi

Kaore te aroha, ki taku potiki, e tama, tu kino 

Kaore te aroha, ki taku potiki, tuhana tonu ake, He tangi


Kaore te aroha, mohukihuki noa; te paanga mai, kei ahau Part4/p106

Kaore! te aroha ngau kino i roto ra. He tangi

Kaore te aroha o te muri tokerau, Hauraki ra hoki na

Kaore te aroha, te wahi pu ake i roto ra, kia ringia 

Kaore te hukihuki, ka riro ki te mauri

Kaore te ki patu te makere noa i te ngutu, he pueru waihoe Part1/p308  song 69

Kaore te kohuki, tenei ra, ka pa mai

Kaore te korero, e, tarawautia nei

Kaore te korero kino, te haohao nunui, ko wai nga tane

Kaore te mamae, e wahi pu ano te tau He tangi

Kaore te mamae, ngau kino ki te hoa He tangi Part1/p60   song 13

Kaore te mamae, ngau te po. He tangi

Kaore te ngakau, ka motu ki

Kaore! te Ngongirua, o te tau ra, na Karanga, Part1/p210  song 49

Kaore te pawera, te pakikini kei te tinana

Kaore te po nei, ma te aha e unga

Kaore te po nei, ko te tukituki mamae noa

Kaore te po nei, te hari wairua mai, ho ake ki te ao

Kaore te po nei, te mariri te hau Part1/p184  song 42

Kaore te rangi nei, tuku tonu ki raro ra e i

Kaore te roimata, ka maringi me he wai, He waiata

Kaore te roimata, te pehia iho, he wai kei aku kamo

Kaore te turituri, te wani mai a te ngutu

Kaore te whakama, kei te ahi e tahu

Kaore te whakama, kei te ahi toro, au e tahu ana

Kaore te whakama i tahuna, ki te ngiha

Kaore te whakama, ki a au ra, e takakau noa nei

Kaore te whakama i a au, e kui, awhi kau

Kaore te whakama, ki oku korero. He tau


Kaore te roimata, hua noa i aku kamo, na roto

Kapakapa, kapakapa, tu  He whakatapatapa kumara


Kapakapa tu ana te uira i runga i Hikurangi. He mataara pa


Ka piki au, ki runga ki te tawa, kia marama au te titiro

Ka po, ka po. He whakaaraara (watchman's call)

Ka po taku rangi, e whakatau ana au   na Ngai Tahu SHORT

Karanga pa mai? tena ka mene kei waho. He tau   ANCIENT

Ka ripiripi, ka toetoe, ka haehae ko nga tino. He karakia

Karo taka, te karonga a te po. He karakia


Kati ano ra, e Te Matatahi. He hari (mealtime) SHORT  ANCIENT

Kati au i konei, hei ekenga ihu waka

Kati e tama, te noho i to whare, e puta ki waho ra Part2/p382

Kati ra te moe, ra ia, maranga mai ki runga. He tangi

Kati, te roimata, te utu, kei aku kamo    SHORT

Ka tito au, ka tito au, ka tito au, ki a Kupe! He ngeri

Ka turamarama ra e te hinangaro, ka whekite. He Patere

Kauaka te korero e komuhua, ki te tara whara

Ka u ki Mata-Nuku He uruuru whenua (enter new land) SHORT

Kauraka ra nge au! hei rorea rautia, ki te korero. He tau


Kauwhautia mai, te kawau o te kino, i pu ai te riri. He tangi

Ka waia te kanohi, ki te tirohanga atu, nga taumata koe

Ka whawhai, ka whawhai! e, ha! He mata


Kei motumotu, kei motumotu. He mata


Kei te kimi atu au, i te wairua o te tohetea. He tau  SHORT

Kei uta, kei uta. He mata

Kei whea nga ringaringa, nga waewae?  

Kia kai mai koe, i nga kai ngaki a tou tini. He hahunga

Kia rongo mai koe, hau ruhi. He awa moana


Ki konei ra e Rangiwhakatia; i te ao nei e. He haka


Ki mai nei, te atua o te po, ko Mangawhai   He matakite 


Kimi te kawa kimihia, kimi te tapu kimihia. He karakia

Ko a taua muna e kui, naku rawa i tuku atu, e 

Ko hea? ko hea? He ngeri   SHORT

Ko Houtu, ko Houtu. He karakia


Kokirikiri ai, te ao kapua, e rere mai ra  A fragment     SHORT

Konakinaki ai, te aroha i au

Korero e tama, na te potiki taua. He oreore tamariki


Korerotia mai, e kui, ki a au, kia rongo atu au,


Korowhakapupu ake te uru o te whenua. He karakia


Ko taku, kai, ko Ngapuhi. He keka  SHORT

Ko taku potiki, ko Te Auhikai. He haka


Ko tara, ko tara. He whakatapatapa (naming ceremony)

Ko te ara hou tenei, ko te rangi toka. He karakia


Ko te atamai ngutu au a te tamaiti nei

Ko te kiri kahurangi hoki, i wera i te ahi. He tangi

Kotia te pu, waiho i konei. He tau waka  (canoe hauling)

Ko Tu, ko Rongo, koia ko ngatahi. He ngeri SHORT

Ko Tu nui-a-Rangi, ko Tu-nui-a-Mata. He karakia


Ko wai kei Puketi? Rara, He waiata kai na tamariki SHORT

Ko wai? ko wai tenei tangata? e tangi haere nei

Ko wai ra? ko wai ra? He mata


Ko wai ra tetahi tangata ma tatou e oma ki waho. He haka

Ko wai to Maro? i whano ai koe ki te riri na? He tangi   SHORT

Ko whea? ko whea? He mata


Kumea atu ra! e, toia atu ra, te puhi o te Arawa Part3/p362   song 256 no Eng.





Mate kino, mate kino! mate taurekareka! He tangi   SHORT

Ma wai e kai te harore?  He ngeri


Ma wai e ranga to mate i te ao? He apakura  (lament)

Mei penei ana te riri a Tu, raua nei ko Papa. He tangi


Mei whenei ana, taku hauoratanga 

Me kawe Turoa, he, punga waka kei Wharekohu

Me ko hea to whare? I whakahakune ai


Me te tukituki te tau o taku ate

Me tipao, taku haere, He rangi poi SHORT  by Te Rauparaha

Mimiro, mimiro. He ta kopito  (cure stomach ache?)

Moe atu nei e au, e ko te tane koua wehea

Moe atu nei e au, ko Te Teketapu i au rawa

Moe hurihuri ai, taku moe, ki te whare

Moe mai e tama, i te moe a te kino

Moremore takiki He whekiki (kid's teasing) SHORT

Muri ahiahi, takoto ki te moenga, taia mai ano e te ao,





Na hoki ra e Whare e, Tetea mai nei o hanga patai

Na te atua ranei koe? na te whiu? He tangi Part3/p174  song 227 no Eng.

Nau mai, e Tama, ki roto nei taua

Nau mai ra e te tau ma ki a au, ho mai He Tangi


Nei, ka noho, i te Keriateua, whakarongo mai ra,

Nei ka noho, i te matapare nei, whakamau te titiro, 

Nei, ka noho, i te taruru o Puanga, taku kai He tangi

Nei ka noho, ka hewa ano ra, te whakakikitanga. He tangi

Nei ka noho, kapakapa tu ana, te tau o taku  He tangi


Nei ka noho me he ahi au, e tahuna

Nei ka noho, te Kaurapa-pu, ko an nei anake

Nei ka noho, tirohanga maru kore i a au, He tangi
Part2/p376

Nga whenua e tere mai nei, ko Kakepuke  He mata


Ngatokotoko te korupe. He pure (removing tapu)

Ngongotaha maunga. He keka

Noho ana Meremere, kaua i te tangata, Part1/p330

Noho kau, noho kau, e! noho kau, noho kau, e! He ngeri

Noho noa au nei ohia noa kia kaupapatia





Oioi, me te oioi, opeope, me te opeope. He karakia  SHORT

'Ore te koera! kei te ngahae, me ko au, ka maka

Paia mai i Turanga, paia mai i Tonga. He karakia  SHORT

Pakau riri, pakau riri. Ko te whakawhiro a Matioro

Pa to hau, ki te Ta Wai-Hora, na runga ana mai,

Pera hoki ra te korepe nui, te korepe roa. He awa moana


Piki ake Tawhaki i te rangi  He awa moana    SHORT

Pikipiki maunga, tangaengae. He whakaauau  SHORT

Pikoi Nuku, pikoi Rangi

Pokaikaha noa, au ki taku makau

Poi-poi poia atu taku poi ki Turangawhakapu. He rangi poi


Puna, puna. He karakia

Pupuha, pupuha whakaea, te manawa o Rangi. He karakia






Rangitumua e noho mai ra, i te kahika. He oriori
Part1/p360

Rangi korerehu, I marewa atu ai, Tahuri mai hoki  Part1/p206

Ra Tawera, i hara mai koe na, te tapu i a Tane. He tangi


Ra te ao uru, ka tauhere, te hiwi, ki te Hikonga for Te Rauparaha

Ra te ao uru, pukohu i te uru, te tara, He waiata aroha Part4/p26

Ra te au ahi, kokiri ana ia i te pae

Ra te haeata, hapai ana mai

Ra te haeata! takina mai i te ripa! te tara He tangi Part1/p256

Ra te haeata, takiri ana, kei Tauwhara ra. He tangi
Part1/p272

Ra te kokiri tohu tonu ki te rae! he a mai i au,  Part2/p210

Ra te marama, ka roko marewa ake

Ra te pukohu, ka uta ki Ruahine, au ano ra kei

Ra te tai uru, ka koto ki te awa, he ho. He tangi Part1/p402

Ra te whetu ka mahuta i te pae. He tangi Part3/p550

Ra te whetu, hikohiko ana mai kai runga. He tangi 


Rokohanga mai taku ipo, o, e atawhaitia He haka taua


Rongo ano au, i ra i nahi nei, e-i! ko wai te tangata

Ruruku te Rangi, e Rongo tenei te rangi He karakia





Tahuna mai te ahi, ki rungai a Te Poa. He tangi
Part3/p486

Tahuri, tahuri, tahuri, e Te Kapa. He ngeri   SHORT

Tahuti ake ra, tahuti He rangi putorino  (flute tune)  SHORT

Taka pitonga, e tuatakahi mai

Takarokaro noa ana ANCIENT   Used at Te Rauparaha's tangi
 Part4/p306

Takina mai ra, nga huihui o Matariki. He tangi  ANCIENT

Takiri ko te ata i runga o Whakapou

Takiri ko te ata kia korihi te manu 

Takiri ko te ata, ka ngau Tawera. He tangi
Part2/p398

Takiri mai ra te whetu o te rangi, ka papa nga hoe. He tangi

Takiri mai te ata i runga o Piriaka, atea kau ana

Takiri mai te ata i tua, ko te ata i a au e i He tangi
Part1/p218   song 51

Takoto iho, ki taku moenga, e, te au rawa nei, ki te whare P2/442?

Takoto iho ki taku moenga, me he ika ora  He tangi
P2/442?

Takoto mai, nga pito one

Takoto mai ra, i te anuanu. He tangi 


Takoto ra, e hine, pirori e. He karakia whakawai (seduction)

Takoto rawa iho ki te whare, turama tonu e te ngakau

Takoto rawa iho ki te po, e huihui ana mai  He tangi
Part1/p300  song 67

Takoto te marino, horahia i waho, tarenga Haki mai

Takoto Whangaroa, e-i, whaiti kokori   SHORT

Taku hou kotuku, ka whati i te ra. He tangi 
Part2/p402

Taku kainga pahera kau koe ra i, kihai turia e au. He tangi

Taku mara rongo nui, ka ngaro koe i a au, e-i. He tangi

Taku matua, e, aku maru tiketike kei a rau  He tangi

332 
Taku morikarika, taku moteatea ki te hanga. He tangi

Taku ngakau, i rikiriki, taku ngakau i whatiwhati

Taku nohoanga whakateka i te tau. He tangi 


Taku rakau na, taku rakau na. He karakia

Taku tamaiti, e! ka whano ka wareware koe i a au, e-i!

Taku Tapuae nei e, ko Huaki-Nuku. He tapuwae

Taku tihi kouru nui, ka whati i te ata, ko te hau  He tangi


Taku ti kouru nui ka whati i te hau ripo, ki Opou ra. He tangi


Taku tirotiro noa, i te hono tatai, ka wehe koe He tangi Part1/p282   song 63

Taku turanga ake, i te hihi o te whare

Taku waha i titia, taku waha i titia. He karakia 


Taku waka whakairo, e! taku waka He tangi for Te Rauparaha

Taku whakatakariri, taku whanowhanoa. He tangi
Part3/p262   song 239 no Eng

Tangi te Riroriro, tuarua rawa mai Part1/p292   song 65

Tangi to te tamaiti, whakama He pepeha (a proverb) SHORT

Tatara te hono, he hono aitu. He kopani

Tauwhare i, na Rua. He patere

Tawhiti e, hei konei ra, piko ake ai. He karakia SHORT

Te atua e i, ka mana hoki i nga rangi ra

Te he koia e hine, e, te papa He haka


Te iho e o te whenua, te mana.... He karakia  VERY SHORT

Te ika i Rangiriri ra e, ka tukia i reira. He karakia


Te iwi e moe nei, whakaarahia ra nge. He tangi


Te mahara i a au, te mahara i a au

Te makitaunu noa ana, te tangata ki te korero

Te marama! e, te marama He pepeha (a proverb) SHORT

Te marama i runga ra e, ka pau te korohikohiko. He tau


Tena te pukepuke... He tu a pana nga tamariki wahine


Tena te pukepuke, ka tu ki uta   ...mo nga tamariki tane


Tena taumaha ana oti taumaha ...mo nga kai SHORT

Tenei au nei, te noho putao nei, tera a te Hau... He tangi


Tenei hoki te kaha ka mau  He kaha waka (blessing a boat)

Tenei ka noho i te whatitoka o te Pungarehu...

Tenei ka noho, ka pupuke

Tenei ka noho, ka taka he kopito

Tenei ka noho, rau noa aku mahara

Tenei ka noho, ka whakamau ake ki te ao uru

Tenei, ka noho, ki te take o te Kara  He tangi hou 


Tenei ka noho, nga kokoru ki te Kouamua 

Tenei pori ki Onawe, whakariri ngakau  na Ngai Tahu  SHORT

Tenei taku poho e te tuwhera kau nei, He tangi

Tenei taku tira wahine, te kautu mai nei. He tangi

Tenei te kakara o te matua, te ho mai He tangi

Tenei te kume. He karakia

Tenei te riri nei, tenei He hari  (rejoicing dance)  ANCIENT


Tenei te ruru te koukou mai nei He whaka-ara-ara  SHORT

Tenei te taka i te whare, aitu, e-i! He tangi

Tenei te tinana te huri nei ki te whare, tera e tau...

Tenei te whiu, tenei te ta, tenei te apiti... He tangi

Te purangi, he taketake. He karakia

Te ra e hara mai ra  He whai kanohi (cure eye disease) SHORT

Tera ia, te tai o Ngamotu, ka wehe koe i au, e... He tangi

Tera Kaiwaka, ka marewa i te pae kia ui atu au kei... He tangi

Tera koia me ko Tautoru, kohae ana mai o te raro...

Tera Kopu, hikitia i te ripa,  Na turoa  (the long-standing?)

Tera Matariki, hikitia, i te ripa  He waiata aroha

Tera Matariki, whakakau ana mai. He tangi

Tera Meremere, ka mahuta i te pae... He tangi

Tera nga rae rehurehu ana mai He waiata aroha

Tera nga tai, e aki ki te rae. He tangi

Tera nga whata, ka moiri kei Parininihi... He tangi

Te rangi e tu nei, e tapu, e tapu, ko hine i tohia... He haka

Te rangi e te pikitia, te kakea. He waiata karakia


Tera Tawera, ka rere i te ata. He tangi

Tera to aotonga, ka whakahinga kei Otonake? 

Tera te ata tapu hapai, He waiata tawhito  ANCIENT
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Tera te haeata, hapai ana mai,  He tangi for Te Rauparaha Part1/p232  song 54

Tera te Kaiwaka, ka tu ki te Uru. He tangi

Tera Te Kakau, e! whakangaro atu ana ia, ki te rua, e

Tera te marama, e ata haere ana

Tera te marama, ka whakawhenua, i te pae. He tangi

Tera te marama, na runga ana mai, o Tikihorehore ra

Tera te puia, ki Ohinemutu ra, kia tangi atu au.

Tera te pukohu e, tairi ana mai i Kaimanawa

Tera te tai te tangi mai ra te rae ki Turangi. He tangi

Tera te pukohu, mau tonu mai, Pukehina He waiata aroha

Tera te uira hikohiko ana mai. He tangi Part3/p560

Tera te uira kokirikiri ana, ko Rehua kei runga... He tangi P4/226?

Tera te uira! kokirikiri ana, te tara ki a Kapiti. He tangi P4/226?

Tera te uira kowhera i te taha rangi... He tangi

Tera te whetu e, kapohia ana mai. He tangi


Tera te whetu, hikohiko ana mai kei runga... He tangi

Tera te whetu, kamo-kamo ana mai. He tangi Part1/p180 song 41

Tera te whetu, kapokapo ana mai, ko Meremere... He tangi

Tera te whetu, me ko Rereahiahi. He tangi


Tera te whetu, takina i Motururu. He tangi

Tera Whanui, hikitia, i te pae

Tera Tariao, ka moiri ki runga

Te rongo o te paki, e waua mai nei   SHORT

Te tai ki a Te Uru, ka rawaenga mai te aroha

Te tamariki kaitangi hue, pu te hue. He karakia


Te tangi mai a te manu nei a te kawatere. He mata SHORT

Te taotao kei runga He awa moana  (incantation)


Te tau, e; te tau a te rau, .... He tangi na Hinemoa 


Te toka tu moana i Taupo, ko koe auake... He tangi

Te tuiau, ki te katikati, te whakakekeu moe i a au 

Te umu na Rua-te-po. He umu

Te whai anatuatua, anataetae. He whai
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Te whai a te kuku, ko te whai a te kaka. He whai


Te whai kurukuru matahi. He whai

Te whai, whitiraoa. He karakia


Te whakama i a au e, me he iwi ora te kai kino... He haka

Tina te tawiri, tina te tamore. He karakia


Tira haere roa ki te tonga, ka marama tahi atu,

Tirohia atu nei, ka whetu rangitia, Matariki

Tirohia Matariki, te whetu o te tau e whakamoe mai ra Part4/p262

To ana te pakake, ki ro te wai. He haka patu  SHORT

Tohi ki te wai no Tu, whano koe. He tua mo te wahine

Tohi ki te wai no Tu. He tua mo te tane

Toia mai, te waka. He ngeri  VERY SHORT   ANCIENT

Toia Tainui, tapotu ki te moana. He tau


Toko koi te po, te po nui. He karakia

Torona te ringa, ki Maketu? ki te awa pouri kerekere? He tau

Torona tou kakano, whiti tua. He karakia


To toke na, hi atu ra. He karakia 


To turuturu ra hei turuturu mou e Hinetinaku,... He karakia

Tua, tua, koi Rangi-nui, koi Rangi-roa. He karakia

Tui, tui, karire. He tangi na te tarakihi

Tu ka riri, Rongomai-ka heke. He pihe

Tukia te papa i uta, ka maranga ake i te po. He makutu

Tukua he karere, ki a Tuatara, te mokopuna He tangi

Tukua te karere ki a Tuatira, ka ngaro te whenua e i. He tangi

Tunui ki te po, whitia mai ki te ao na, i. He tangi


Turou whakataha te rangi e tu iho nei. He makutu

Turou turou whakataha, e tapu taku upoko, He pana


Tutara e, Tutara-Ruarangimamao te tara He rangi

Tu taratahi ana, te whetu o te rangi, te tangata He tangi


Tu te pou; ko te pou i a Hine. He karakia

Tuatia au e Kio', kei hoki mai to wairua, i. He tangi


Tu te Rongowhiti, tuwhana tonu ake i roto ra





Unuhia, ko te pou tapu. He tau

Unuhia te pou, ko te pou o te Rongomaimua. He karakia

Upoko, upoko. He karakia tamariki   VERY SHORT





Waere waerea iho, ta tau taru oi  Mo nga kai katoa


Waiho ra ia nei au He waiata kaumatua mo nga tamariki

Whakaarahia mai ra te marama, kia ara  Mo te mate

Whakarongo ki te tai, e tangi haere ana He pohane

Whakarongo, whakarongo ra te taringa. He mata Part1/p86   

Whakatu, wheritia, e hine, to ipu whakataha,  He tangi


Whangai noa ake taku nei titiro, ki te wai e rere nei,

Whatu oho, te urunga, whatu oho He umu taonga

Whererei, whererei te puke i te iwi roa. He karakia



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