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Kia kaha ngā iwi

He Waiata-ā-ringa tēnei. I titoa e Ngoi te waiata nei i te tau 1967 mō te kapa haka, Te Hokowhitu-ā-Tū. Nā rātou tēnei i waiata i ngā whakataetae kapa haka a Tamararo i tū ki Kirikiriroa. I eke te rōpū nei ki te turanga tuatahi mō te whiringa waiata-ā-ringa.

Maori lyrics

Kia kaha ngā iwi pupuritia
Ngā purapura i mahue mai rā
Kua ngaro rātou mā ngā rangatira
Hei mātorotoro mai i a tātou
Kāore he tirohanga kē e te iwi
Ko ngā marae hei awhi mai
Taku Māoritanga mana motuhake
Hei pou tokomanawa
He rau aroha nō tua whakarere
Nō aku tīpuna e
Nō aku tīpuna e

Tuakina mai rā ngā akoranga
Hei mātauranga mō te rangatahi
Oranga tinana i tēnei wā e
Ko ngā marae hei awhi mai
I te mahanatanga o ngā whakaaro
O aku mātua e
Taku Māoritanga mana motuhake
Nō aku tīpuna e
Nō aku tīpuna e

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