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PAO MAORI
TITLE: Ko Te Reo WRITTEN BY : Karl Teariki
Ko te reo rangatira He taonga nō ngā tīpuna Tuku iho, tuku iho Ki a tātou i Te Ao hurihuri
Ko te Reo Rangatira He hononga te reo, Ki ngā tīpuna Kia hoki koe ki tō ūkaipō Ko Papatuanuku e takoto nei e Te whaea o Te Ao Mārama Me tōna whaiāipo ki runga Ko Ranginui e tū iho nei Te Matua o Te Ao Mārama.
Ko te reo rangatira He taonga tuku iho Tuku iho i ngā tīpuna Ki ngā tamariki Ki ngā taitama Ki ngā pakeke Ki ngā koroua Ki ngā kūia Ko te Reo Rangatira Ko te Reo Māori E
Iti nei, iti nei Ka hangaia e te manu tōna kohanga
Iti nei, iti nei Ka tipu te pī arā he manu tīoriori
The Chiefly language Is a treasure from the ancestors Handed down, handed down, To us, in this changing world
The Chiefly language It is a link To the ancestors Return to the Maternal links Of our Papatuanuku below us The Mother of the world of light And her beloved Ranginui The Sky Father high above
The Chiefly language Is a treasure handed down. Handed down, from the ancestors For the children For the teenagers For the adults For the grandfathers And the grandmothers The chiefly language is The Maori Language
Little by little The bird builds its nest
Little by little The baby bird grows Into a songbird