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Page 10 - Ngaruawahia High School Kapa Haka USA Tour 1998

HE TANGI MO WAIATA
Hahae te tau o taku ate
Hotu te whatumanawa
Patuki taku tarauma
Moteatea taku mahara mou
Hakorukoru taku rae
I te rongonga atu
He ana te patu o taku manawa
Pupu te aroha
Ôku whatu matawaia e
Haere ra Waiata

My heart strings are torn asunder
My heart sobs
My breast heaves
My mind grieves for you
My brow is furrowed
When I first heard
My heart missed a beat
I was overwhelmed with grief
My eyes filled with tears
Farewell Waiata

Ma wai awhina ahau? Who will help me now?
Ma wai ôku paparinga e whakamemene e? Who will make me smile?
Takoto mai ra i te puke e tu mai e Rest on the hillock standing there
He tirohanga atu ki tou marae Overlooking your marae
I te rongonga atu
He ana te patu o taku manawa
Pupu te aroha
Oku whatu matawaia e
Haere ra Waiata

When I first heard
My heart missed a beat
I was overwhelmed with grief
My eyes filled with tears
Farewell Waiata

E te hoa haere ra Farewell friend
Na Paul W Royal
5th February 1998