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Taupara
Kake a tu i to waka
He waka hoe hoe
E waka te re a tu ana
E waka te re mai
He tangata haere atu
O ti atu
Haere ki te wahangu o te tangata
Ka tika tenei korero
Haere ki tawhitinui
Haere ki tawhiti roa
Haere ki tawhiti pamamao
Haere ki te hono a te wairua
Haere ki te po i whaka makariri
Hia ai tenei hunga
Te ariki
A Chant
E pa to hau he wini raro
He homai aroha
Kia tangi a tu au i konei
He aroha ki te iwi
Ka momotu ki tawhiti ki paerau
Ko wai e ki te atu
Kei whea o ku hoa i mua ra
I te tonuitanga
Ka haramai tenei ka tauwehe
Ka raungaiti au i
He Tauparapara
Ti hei mauri ora,
Piki mai, kake mai,
Haria mai te wai ora ki au,
E tu te hua ana i te moe a te kuia,
I te po po (i rarua ai a wairaka),
Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea.
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