Tō Aroha
Tō aroha he karere ki te ao
Puritia ko ngā kaupapa kia mau
Ngā tamariki toa, kei te rangi e
E haere ana e, taukiri e!
Chorus
Horohia e Matariki
Ki te Whenua
Te māramatanga mō te motu e
Kia tipu he puāwai hōnore
Mo te pani, mō te rawakore e
Whakamau ko tāku titiro
Te rerenga o te rā.
Tau ana te āhuru e
Ki te manawa
Repeat Chorus
Mo te rawakore e
English translation
Your love is the gospel to the world
Adhere to the commandments.
The missioners, to heaven,
are now long gone, alas!
Spread your light oh Matariki
On to Mother Earth
As a guiding light for this land
May the seed become an honoured bloom
for the poor, for the needy
My gaze is transfixed
to where the sun rises.
Subdued is the palpitating
heart.
Repeat Chorus
For the needy.
Adhere to the commandments.
The missioners, to heaven,
are now long gone, alas!
Spread your light oh Matariki
On to Mother Earth
As a guiding light for this land
May the seed become an honoured bloom
for the poor, for the needy
My gaze is transfixed
to where the sun rises.
Subdued is the palpitating
heart.
Repeat Chorus
For the needy.