Arohaina mai

Filmed at Pakirikiri marae, Tokomaru Bay 29,30,31/8/1989 Arohaina mai Page 14 Tuini Ngawai Book Transcript Arohaina mai, e te Kingi nui Manaakitia ra o tamariki, e! Horahia mai ra te marie nui Ki te Hokowhitu-a-Tu Toa! Nga mamaetanga me nga pouri nui Pehia rawatia ki raro ra, e; Me anga atu, ka karanga ki Te Matua, Aue! Aroha mai Nga hapu katoa o Aotearoa, e, Tauawhitia ra ko toku rongo Kia mau te Tihei Mauriora a Nga tipuna , he tohu wehi, e! Great King! Bestow Thy love upon them all; Thy children take into Thy loving care; Spread wide for them Thy mantle of goodwill; Thy blessing on this Warrior Band of Tu. Our pain and sorrow great and all they be Subdue with patience, though with straining hearts. Turn in your deep distress and call unto The Father, ‘God bestow Thy gracious care!’ Ye many tribes of Aotearoa Cling to the fame, that we have gained in war; Shout, as your fathers did in olden days, ‘Away with evil! Hail, and all is well.’