He Honore - All Honour
He hōnore, he korōria Maungārongo ki te whenua Whakaaro pai e Kingā tangata katoa Ake ake, ake ake Āmine Te Atua, te piringa, Toku oranga | Honour, glory and peace to the land May good thoughts come to all men for ever and ever, for ever and ever. Amen. The Lord is the refuge and my life. |
This is derived from the angel's words to the shepherds when Christ was born;
"Kia whai kororia te Atua i runga rawa, kia mau te rongo ki runga ki te whenua,
me te whakaaro pai ki nga tangata."
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and good will toward men." (Luke 2:14)
E toru ngä mea
Ngä mea nunui
E kï ana
Te Paipera
Whakapono
Tümanako
Ko te mea nui
Ko te aroha
There are three
Great things
That are spoken of
In the Bible
Faith
Hope
And the greatest of all
Love
A haka mana
Nga Iwi E
Ngā iwi e! Ngā Iwi e!
Kia kotahi ra te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
E i a i e
Kia mau ra! Kia mau ra!
Ki te mana motuhake me te aroha
Ki te mana motuhake me te aroha
E i a i e
Wahine mā! Wahine mā!
Maranga mai, Maranga mai, kia kaha
Maranga mai, Maranga mai, kia kaha
E i a i e
Ta ne ma! Ta ne ma!
Whakarongo tautoko kia kaha
Whakarongo tautoko kia kaha
E i a i e
Translation
All you people! All you people!
Be united as one like the Pacific Ocean
Be united as one like the Pacific Ocean
Hold on firmly! Hold on firmly!
To you separate identity and to compassion
To you separate identity and to compassion
All you young women!
All you young women!
Rise up, rise up, be strong
All you young men! All you young men!
Listen, support, be strong
Listen, support, be strong
Hirini Melbourne
No comments:
Post a Comment