E noho ana
This ngeri was composed at the request of the students who wanted to have a ngeri especially composed for them. It was performed by them at the New Zealand Polynesian Festival of 1981, held in Auckland.
Maori lyrics
E noho ana i te ranga māheuheuKa titiro whakarunga ki ngā whetū o te rangiĀritarita noa , āritarita noaEngari tē riro mai ki te kapu o taku ringa eKo te rite ki ngā taonga a ōku tīpunaE kōrerotia nei i te ao, i te pō, i te ao, i te pōĀe rānei te mau i ahau Āe rānei te ngaroki te pō, oti atuWhakapakari nei au, te rangatahi, ki te pupuriMe te maumahara anō hoki ki tā Apirana i kī ai'Me mātua whare whakairo ka kīia te marae he marae,Me mātua kōrero Māori te tangata e kīia ai he Māori'Anei taku whakahoki ki a koe, e koro e,Ahakoa ko te ātārangi noa iho o te whenua kei ahauAhakoa te reo kāore i ahauKei te oho taku mauri, kei te oho taku wairuaKei te rongo tonu au i te wehi, kei te mau tonu taku mana,Me pēhea kē atu hoki?Ko au nei rā te whakatinanatanga o aku tīpuna e moe mai rā i Paerau.Anei rā taku Māoritanga e mau nei i aku kanohiE mau nei i taku tinana, arā, ko taku kiri parauriKia whakataukī ake ahau'E kore e hekeheke, he kākano rangatira'Tihē mauri ora!
