Rata Ware

Māori
Rata ware, Rata ware
I tuatua noatia e koe
Te wao tapu nui a
Te maramara I rere noa ki tawhiti
Awhitia mai kia piri, kia tata
Uenuku tū, Uemuku ara
Poutū mai
Kiri ora, kiri tū, kiri maranga!!
Ki te whei ao, ki te ao mārama!

English
Rata, Rata dishonourable
You who cut down extensively
The great sacred forest of
The chips that flew afar
Cherish and embrace these
Return and replace these
And stand tall again
Come alive! Stand, Arise!!
To the glimmer of dawn, to the world of light!