Utaina - Tama (Boys)

 

Kaea: A utaina!                                   Man the canoe

Katoa: A Hï!

Kaea: A utaina!                                    Man the canoe

Katoa: A Hï! 

A utaina mai ngä iwi o te motu            Embark, all the tribes of the land

Ki runga e te marae e tau nei             To land here together at the marae

Kaea: A hikinuku e                             Thrust your paddles downwards

Katoa: A hikirangi e                             Lift them skywards

Kaea: A hikirangi e                              Lift them skywards

Katoa: A hikinuku e                            Thrust them downwards

I ahaha 

Ka hikitia tana iwi                               The canoe uplifts us

Ka hapainga tana waka                     We uplift the canoe

Auë, auë, auë hä Auë, auë, auë hä

Auë, auë, auë hä Auë, auë, auë hä

Hï!