Te Iwi E
(E te Wētā e) E karanga e te iwi e
(Kua eke mai nei)
Kua eke mai nei ki runga te marae e (Mauria mai rā)
Mauria mai rā e ngā mate o te motu e (Me ngā tini roimata)
Me ngā tini roimata e maringi whānui e (Titiro e ngā iwi)
Titiro e ngā iwi ki ngā mahi o te motu
E hora ake nei e
(Rū ana te whenua)
Rū ana te whenua whatiwhati te moana (Auē te aroha)
Auē te aroha te mamae i ahau e
Rū ana te whenua whatiwhati (Hi!)
English translation
Our tribe is calling to the people
who have just set foot on this marae
Bring with you memories of all the dead
and so many tears spilling forth nation-wide.
Look at our people working across the land Spread out far and wide
The ground shakes and quivers
Shaking is the ground, quivering is the sea. Oh, the love and the pain within me.
who have just set foot on this marae
Bring with you memories of all the dead
and so many tears spilling forth nation-wide.
Look at our people working across the land Spread out far and wide
The ground shakes and quivers
Shaking is the ground, quivering is the sea. Oh, the love and the pain within me.