Tōia mai
C D G
Intro Hui e, tāiki e Toru Wha
G
Tōia mai te waka nei (Kūmea)
D
Kūmea mai te waka nei (Ki te takoto)
G C
Ki te tako-toranga takoto ai
D
Tiriti te mana motuhake
G
Te tangi a te manu e
C
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa (kumea kumea a tata aia)
Kūi! Kūi! Kūi!
G
Whitiwhiti ora!
C D G
Hui e, tāiki e
G
Tōia mai te waka nei (Kūmea)
D
Kūmea mai te waka nei (Ki te takoto)
G C
Ki te tako-toranga takoto ai
D
Tiriti te mana motuhake
G
Te tangi a te manu e
C
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa (kumea kumea a tata aia)
Kūi! Kūi! Kūi!
G
Whitiwhiti ora!
C D G Em
Hui e, tāiki e
C D G
Hui e, tāiki e
Tahi, Rua, Toru, Wha - hi aue hi
Translation
Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy.
May the
cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Quee! Quee! Quee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!