Eke mai i te rangi(ki te rangi, ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door)

E whitu ngā tamariki

Hei te wā ka kite atu

Matariki ahunga nui

Matariki tāpuapua

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Eke mai i te rangi e (x4)

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Te whānau marama

Tū tonu, tū tonu e

Mā koutou mātou e ora

Nā, kua mākoa te hinu.

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I te rangi e roa e (x4)

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Te kāhui whetū

Whangainga iho

ki te mata o te tau

e roa e…. Matariki

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Māruaroa te hōtoke (x4)

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(Ki te rangi o “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”)

Ko te wā o Matariki,

Kua tū ngā whetū rā.

Tuatahi, te mihi atu

Ki a rātou kua wehe.

Tuarua, ka whakatō

I a mātou whainga e.

Ko te mea nui

te mahi-tahi

mo te tau hou Māori.

Tīhei mauriora!