| He taua, He taua! - (A war party, a war party!) |
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| Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua - (Footsteps pound the sacred warpath) |
| Ka hopungia e maha nga upoko - (Many heads are sought) |
| Ka hopungia e maha taurekareka - (Many slaves are sought) |
| E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga - (This is the work of Tūmatauenga) |
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| Anei rā - (Behold) |
| Te uhi o Mataora - (The chisel of Mataora) |
| Pai tuarā - (The strong back) |
| Te kokongapere - (The base of the spine) |
| Nga rape - (The buttock spirals) |
| Te kitemaimairu - (The thigh) |
| Tatua taua - (The war belt) |
| Nga tā moko puhoro - (The tattooed bodies of warriors) |
| Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga - (These are the omens of war) |
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| He pakanga nunui mo te whakautu - (A mighty battle to avenge us) |
| Tae mai nga tūpuna mo te whakaāwhina - (Our ancestors gather to assist us) |
| Kia mau nga Tohunga mo te whakakarakia - (Our priests prepare the incantations) |
| E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga - (This is the work of Tūmatauenga) |
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| Anei rā - (Behold) |
| Te uhi o Mataora - (The chisel of Mataora) |
| Pai tuarā - (The strong back) |
| Te kokongapere - (The base of the spine) |
| Nga rape - (The buttock spirals) |
| Te kitemaimairu - (The thigh) |
| Tatua taua - (The war belt) |
| Nga tā moko puhoro - (The tattooed bodies of warriors) |
| Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga - (These are the omens of war) |
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| A Tūmatauenga - (Of Tūmatauenga) |
| Mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga - (This is the work of Tūmatauenga) |
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| Whakatangi o nga pū, whakapatu nga taiaha - (The cry of guns, the blows of the taiaha) |
| Te kikokiko rekareka ō aku hoariri - (The sweet flesh of our enemies) |
| Nga umu whakakīa tātau kōpū ki te utu - (The ovens fill our bellies with revenge) |
| E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga - (This is the work of Tūmatauenga) |
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| Anei rā - (Behold) |
| Te uhi o Mataora - (The chisel of Mataora) |
| Pai tuarā - (The strong back) |
| Te kokongapere - (The base of the spine) |
| Nga rape - (The buttock spirals) |
| Te kitemaimairu - (The thigh) |
| Tatua taua - (The war belt) |
| Nga tā moko puhoro - (The tattooed bodies of warriors) |
| Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga - (These are the omens of war) |
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| Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua - (Footsteps pound the sacred warpath) |
| Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua - (Footsteps pound the sacred warpath) |
| Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua - (Footsteps pound the sacred warpath) |
| Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua - (Footsteps pound the sacred warpath) |
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