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Toitū Te Karaiti
1. Ka pō, ka awatea
Ahakoa ngā aupēhi
Kaua e wehi.
He rongomau kei tua
Me ū ki te mārama
te Kaiwhakaora
[Chorus]
Toi—
Tū te Karaiti
Ka mahu tō wairua
Ka whakaorangia
Toi —
tū te pono
Tukuna ō hapa
Kia whakakahangia
Toitū te Karai-ti
Toitū te Karai-ti
2. Ko-Ia te tūmanako
māna ō taumahatanga e
whakawāteahia
Māna koe e māia ai
Ina wehi, ka makaia ki te pō
Ko-Ia te mārama
[Chorus]
Ko-Ia te tūmanako
māna ō taumahatanga e
whakawāteahia
Māna koe e māia ai
Ina wehi, ka makaia ki te pō
Ko-Ia te mārama
Aroātia, te Tama
Rangona, Tōna aroha
Ka kitea ko wai koe
Mā te karakia, ka marū ai
tō wairua, ka kitea
tūwhera te manawa
[Chorus]
Toi—
tū te Karaiti
Ka mahu tō wairua
Ka whakaorangia Toi—
tū te pono
Tukuna ō hapa
Kia whakakahangia
Toitū te Karai-ti
Toitū te Karai-ti
Nā Nik Day ngā kupu me te rangi
Arranged by Gavin McMahan, Mitch Davis, and Nik Day
Produced by Gavin McMahan and Mitch Davis
Artist: Maliana Brown
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