Te Ōhākī - Kei Hea Taku Reo
Kei hea taku reo
Karanga ki ōku tipuna
Hoki mai hoki mai
E taku reo rangatira
Ko wai rā
Hai ārahi
I a tātou e
Ngā kohikohi
Ngā uri o te motu e
He karanga tēnei wai
Ki te mātātahi o tēnei wā
Hāpaina te oha
Te ōhāki a kui a koro mā
Poipoia
He taonga
He oranga mō ngā reanga
Ka ū te whakapono
Ka rea te kākano
I'm affraid to get this wrong
Complacency been holding me back for way too long
How could he pass his legacy before he passed on
c generation suffered and strap my language gone
chakoa ngā tairo
Me oke ururoa
Tūtakarerewa
Ūpoko pakaru
Feel the power within me returning home
With every syllable I realise I'm not alone
Hāpaina te koha
Te reo karanga o kui o koro mā
Koia rā
Ka kitea
Ka mārama ki ngā whakatau
K ū te whakapono
Ka rea te kākano
Hai oranga
Mō ngā reanga
Hei oranga
Hai oranga
Mō ngā reanga
Hai oranga