[Māori] Heartsong

Lyrics

# WAIATA NGĀKAU
*Waiata Ataahua — Māori Version*

**[Kupu Whakataki — Kitā Ngāwari, Waiata Aroha Mahana]**

Aue e taku aroha, taku aroha,  
Ko koe te moemoeā kei roto i aku whakaaro.  
Aue e, kāore koe i te kite?  
Ko koe te rangi reka kei roto i a au.

Ia tukituki, ia rā,  
Ka kawea mai e koe te rā ki taku ara.  
Aue e, kia piri mai,  
Ko koe te tino aroha o taku ngākau.

**[Wāhanga 1]**

E taku wahine, ka whakamarama i taku wairua,  
Ko tō aroha te rangi e whakaoti ana i ahau.  
Ka kuhu koe ki roto i te rūma, kua tū te wā,  
Ka kanikani taku ngākau, ka pērā tonu.

Ka whakaora tō katakata i ngā mamae,  
Ka tuku i ō kaha ki aku moemoeā huna.  
Ā, ka tae mai ngā āwhā,  
Ka kitea e au taku rangimarie i tō taha.

Kāore he karauna koura, kāore he whetū whai kanapa,  
E kore rawa e rite ki te aroha koe.  
Ia wā, ahakoa te aha,  
Ka whiriwhiria koe i ia rā, anō, anō.

**[Whakataki — Whakapiki Aroha Ngāwari]**

Kāore he awa hohonu rawa, kāore he pō roa rawa,  
Ki tō taha, kei te wāhi tika au.  
Ka hiki i taku wairua me te rā ata,  
Ā, ia rā ka tīmata hou anō.

Ki te memeha ngā whetū i tēnei pō,  
Ka noho tonu tō aroha hei rama māku.  
Na, hopukia taku ringa, kia mau ki te paihere,  
Me kanikani tahi i te pō roa.

**[Kōrihi — Kōpae Aroha, Waiata Aroha Mahara]**

Aue e taku wahine, ko koe taku waiata ngākau,  
Ko koe te rangi kua tatari au mō te roa.  
Ka menemene koe, ka whiti te ao katoa,  
Ko tō ngākau me taku, ka hono mō ake tonu atu.