TE WHITI

KO TARANAKI MAUNGA, MURUHIA!
KO TARANAKI WHENUA, MURUHIA!
KO TARANAKI MOANA, MURUHIA!
KO TARANAKI TANGATA E TŪ TONU NEI!
TIHE MAURI ORA!

HAERE MAI, E TE MOTU KIA KITE KOE I TE PUAPUA
KIA KITE KOE I NGAA WEREWERE,
KIA KITE KOE I A TOHO KAAKAHI RAAUA KO TE WHITI O RONGOMAI, TE TANGATA NAANA I HERE MAI TE MAMAE MOO TE MOTU,
TE TANGATA NAANA I WHAKAURA TE KARAKA E TUU NEI,
KO TE RAINGIMARIE KO TE RONGOMAU KI TE AAO.
NA TEENEI IWI O PARIHAKA I ROTO I NGAA TAU MAHA.
TE MIRINGA HOHAIA.

HAKA (1881)
KA PAANUIA TE KUPU KI TE IWI NUI TONU
TOKITOKI KAU ATU TE HEIHEI
TERE HAERE ANA TE KUUAO PAARERA
KAAHORE HE KAI PIPIPI KAAORE HE KAI KOKOKO
KAA OPEHIA TAEWATIA NGAA TAANGATA
KA HEREA I REIRA TE KAHA ME TE UAUA
KI RUNGA KI TOONA WAKA KI TE RANGIMAARIE

HE KUPU WHAKAMUTUNGA
HE PUAWAI AU NOO RUNGA I TE TIKANGA
HE RAU RENGARENGA NOO ROTO I TE RAUKURA
KO TAKU RAUKURA RAA HE MANA WANUI
KI TE AAO
TE WHITI O RONGOMAI

Texts from the book:
Parihaka: The art of passive resistance
Edited by: Te Miringa Hohaia, Gregory O’Brien and Lara Strongman. 2001
City Gallery, Wellington
Victoria University Press
Parihaka Pā Trustees

Gracias a Te Miringa por su ayuda y apoyo.