Tena Koutou i o tatou tini mate
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Greetings to our many dead
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Haere, haere, haere.
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Farewell, farewell, farewell
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Tena Koutou i o koutou tini mate
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Greetings to your many dead
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No reira, haere e nga mate
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Therefore, farewell the dead
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Haere ki te wa kainga
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Go to the home of all time
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Haere ki te kainga tuturu
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Go to the true home
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O to tatou Matua i te rangi
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Of our Creator
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Haere, haere, haere.
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Farewell, farewell, farewell.
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Mauria mai i o koutou tini mate
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Carry your many dead
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Hoki atu ki te Kaihanga
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Return to the Creator
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Ki te karanga o Hinenuiitepo
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To the call of Hinenuiitepo
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Ki te po nui
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To the large night
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Ki te po roa
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To the long night
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Ki te po kahore he otinga
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To the night without end
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Ko te tatau o te po i mua i a koe
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The doorway of the night is before you
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Hoki atu ki te kaitiaki o te po
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Return to the guardian of the night
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No reira, haere, haere, haere.
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Therefore, farewell, farewell, farewell.
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(Because of the first line, this should only be said by Tangata whenua. To use it as Manuhiri, change the first line to Tena koutou i o koutou tini mate.)
Tena koutou i o tatou tini mate
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Greetings to our many dead
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Koutou kua wheturangitia
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You who have been adorned as stars
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Ki te korowai o Ranginui
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In the heavens
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Koutou kua wehe atu ki te po
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You who have departed to the night
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Ki te tua o Te Arai
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To beyond Te Arai
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Ki te okiokinga
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To the resting place
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I o tatou tupuna
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Of our ancestors
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Haere, haere, haere.
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Farewell, farewell, farewell.
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