Te Ōhākī - Kei Hea Taku Reo

Kei hea taku reo

Karanga ki ōku tīpuna

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 ōhākī 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

A generation suffered and strap my language gone

Ahakoa 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