E Minaka Ana
(Kia kaha tātou ki te (HI!) kōrero Māori)
(E minaka ana)
E minaka ana taku waha ki te kai a te rangatira,
(Taku reo Rangatira)
Taku reo rangatira, taku kuru pounamu tuku iho
(Mīharo kē ana)
miharo kē ana ki tōna pakari kia ora
(Tē memeha)
Tē memeha, te wairua ki te kōrero Māori
(Repeat from E minaka ana)
(Tē memeha)
Tē memeha, te wairua ki te kōrero Māori
Kia kaha tātou ki te (HI!) kōrero Māori!
(x2)
Hi aue Hi!
English translation
Let us be staunch
in speaking Maori!
I desire that my talk be like that of a leader,
my noble language,my precious inheritance.
Astound me with your maturity by
the evanescence, the spirit you show when speaking Maori.
in speaking Maori!
I desire that my talk be like that of a leader,
my noble language,my precious inheritance.
Astound me with your maturity by
the evanescence, the spirit you show when speaking Maori.