| Nāu ahau i ārahi, i poipoi
| You have guided and nurtured me
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| I arataki i te pō roa e
| Led a long night that
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| Te whetū tārake
| The shooting star
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| Ka hoki ngā mahara
| Memories return
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| Ki ngā wā o mua rā
| In the past
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| Ki ō kupu i waiho mai
| To your comments
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| I tō wehenga atu rā
| On your departure day
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| Ka tata mai te tōnga o te rā
| The sun was about to set
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| Tēnā, he rā anō kei tua
| Here is another day
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| Ā, ka maharatia ō kupu, ō kupu
| And your words, your words will be remembered
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| Ko tāu e tuku ai ki te ao
| What you give to the world
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| Ka hoki mai ki a koe
| It will come back to you
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| E aro mai ai tō tau pūmau
| Your fixed number will be noticed
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| Me tino pono koe
| You have to be very honest
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| Kia aroha mai, aroha atu
| Have mercy, have mercy
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| Koinei, ko te tauutuutu
| That is, reciprocity
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| Utu
| Utu
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| Kua roa e whai nei (I) tāku i pai ai
| I've been following (I) for a long time
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| Warea atu ana ki ngā whakawai (Ngā whakawai)
| Preoccupied with temptations (Temptations)
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| E ora anō ai te wairua
| That the soul may be saved
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| A, Ka maharatia ō kupu, ō kupu
| And, Your words, your words will be remembered
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| Ko tāu e tuku ai ki te ao
| What you give to the world
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| Ka hoki mai ki a koe
| It will come back to you
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| E aro mai ai tō tau pūmau
| Your fixed number will be noticed
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| Me tino pono koe
| You have to be very honest
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| Kia aroha mai, aroha atu
| Have mercy, have mercy
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| Koinei, ko te tauutuutu
| That is, reciprocity
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| Utu
| Utu
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| Ooh
| Ooh
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| Ko tāu e tuku ai ki te ao
| What you give to the world
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| Ka hoki mai ki a koe
| It will come back to you
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| E aro mai ai tō tau pūmau
| Your fixed number will be noticed
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| Me tino pono koe
| You have to be very honest
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| Kia aroha mai, aroha atu
| Have mercy, have mercy
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| Koinei, ko te tauutuutu
| That is, reciprocity
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| Utu
| Utu
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| Ooh
| Ooh
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| Ko tāu e tuku ai ki te ao
| What you give to the world
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| Ka hoki mai ki a koe
| It will come back to you
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| E aro mai ai tō tau pūmau
| Your fixed number will be noticed
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| Me tino pono koe
| You have to be very honest
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| Kia aroha mai, aroha atu
| Have mercy, have mercy
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| Koinei, ko te tauutuutu
| That is, reciprocity
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| Utu
| Utu
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| Ooh
| Ooh
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| Nāu ahau i ārahi, i poipoi
| You have guided and nurtured me
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| I arataki i te pō roa e
| Led a long night that
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| Te whetū tārake | The shooting star |