Te Ata Māhina
Te Pikikotuku o Ngati Rongomai
Ko te ata māhina
Ata tuhi, ata rapa
Maiea te putanga o Tamanuiterā (Ra)
Ko te ata hāpara
Mahea te pō
Ka ao, ka awatea
Ki te whaiao, ki te ao marama
Kōrihi te manu
Kōki te oro
Ko te ata pō, ko te ata pō (Te ata pō, ata pō)
Te kōpara e kō ake i te ata
Ka ao, ka awatea
Ki te whaiao, ki te ao marama
(Repeat verse 1)
(Split group, repeat verse 1 & 2 at same time)
Hui e, tāiki e
English translation
The early morning dawn
The dawn begins to glow and flash
As the sun begins to emerge
The dawn reveals itself
Free from the night
The light has awoken
And brings life
Our bird sings
The sound that emits early in the morning
Before the light emerges
The dawn reveals itself in the light
The day is set
Bringing about life
Come forth and bind together.
The dawn begins to glow and flash
As the sun begins to emerge
The dawn reveals itself
Free from the night
The light has awoken
And brings life
Our bird sings
The sound that emits early in the morning
Before the light emerges
The dawn reveals itself in the light
The day is set
Bringing about life
Come forth and bind together.