E Minaka ana
na Pania Papa
#C E minaka ana
taku waha ki te kai aa te G rangatira
Taku reo ranagatira
taku kuru pounamu C tuku iho
*Miharo kee ana
C7 ki toona pakari F kia ora
G Te memeha te wairua
ki te korero C/D maori
repeat *and then # *
G Kia kaha tatou ki te korero C Maori
I aspire to talk like a leader
using my most tresured possession
Handed down to me , my language
Astound me with your zest of life
your evanescent spirit
to speak Maori
Let us be all be insistent in speaking Maori
