He Rā Hou Tēnei - Pere & Awatea Wihongi

Aye! I'ma hit that hard busting out Pepeha Those meke bars Ride those waves like Nuku-Tai-Memeha Navigate the stars celebrate that No matter bout how much time till I make that Gotta make it back ASAP Too much mahi in the pipeline for the whanau to layback Innovate that Matauranga Māori coz our mana as Ngāti Whakapapa driven risen out of this wairua prison Pure vision modern day Tohunga the more you learn the more you are Rangatira course you are Yeah!, Tēnei au Tēnei au That's why I am now Tēnei au Tēnei au I come prepared now Tēnei au Tēnei au a modern day Tohunga The more you learn the more you are Rangatira course you are I, swoop through on your ope putting in work no hands on hope Competition I took them Haere ki te moe underground with the Noke Tumokemoke, nah! My silhouette beam from the top of the maunga Laid down like a Wero in the main street Hastings Heretaunga Taringa Whakarongo Kia mau hi!!! Mate atu he toa Haramai ra he toa One Warrior dies another one takes their place Whakatauki meaning Wairua beaming Got the whole nation singing tūtira mai ngā iwi Yeah!, Tēnei au Tēnei au That's why I am now Tēnei au Tēnei au I come prepared now Tēnei au Tēnei au a modern day Tohunga The more you learn the more you are Rangatira course you are Tēnei au Tēnei au That's why I am now Tēnei au Tēnei au I come prepared now Tēnei au a modern day Tohunga The more you learn the more you are Rangatira course you are That's why I am now I come prepared now That's why I am now I come prepared

He rā paki i Te Pōporo Pōhutu i te wai pūāhuru Ka hoki ngā mahara ki te ohinga o taku pāpā (O taku pāpā) He rā paki Kia hīia ake te ika nui Ka haea te kiri Te oha ka mihia Katoa mai i tai Mai i uta (Mai i uta) Ahureinga o te aroha Tā te tamariki mahi, he wāwāhi tahā E te tau, ka tau kē! He aha rā kei tua? Ā tōna wā ka mōhio (Mōhio) Tai kato, kao mai ana te whai Whakarongo rā ki ngā manu a Rehua Ngā ngaru o te moana Kua tau nei a Hine-raumati Kua hora ko te paki o Hewa, o Rūhī ki te ao mārama E ngā uri o anamata Ka rite rā koe ki a wai rā? Ki ahau e noho nei, e pohewa ana? Ka noho atu ki tō ipo, kataina ai ngā whetū? Anō te whaea i te ohinga (I te ohinga) Whitikina koe e te rā, ko tō ātārangi ka mahue ki muri He tānga manawa Mauri ora (Ora, ora, ora) Kia hiwa (Hiwa, hiwa, hiwa) Mauri ora (Ora, ora, ora) Kia hiwa (Hiwa, hiwa, hiwa) Mauri ora (Ora, ora, ora) Kia hiwa (Hiwa, hiwa, hiwa) Mauri ora (Ora, ora, ora) Kia hiwa (Hiwa, hiwa, hiwa) I kitea rānei te māramatanga e āta whāia ana? Ka aro koe ki ngā tohu o te taiao Ki te ākau he ahikā Nā te tāwhaowhao ka mura Me āta kī mai kua eke rā te wā Nau mai rā, e Hine-i-te-awatea