[Māori] Evermine

Lyrics

**[Intro — Ngāwhā Ngā Pūoro, Ngā Waiata Mahana]**

Aue na-na-na, e taku aroha,  
Ko koe te manaaki kua moemoeā.  
Aue na-na-na, kite koe rā?  
Ko koe te reka o taku ngākau.

Taku wahine, taku rā,  
Ia wā ki a koe, he mea rangatira.  
Aue na-na, noho tata mai,  
Ka pai ai te ao i a koe anake.

**[Verse 1]**

Taku wahine, ka whiti koe i taku wairua,  
Ko tō aroha te taki o tōku ora.  
Ia hīkoi e mahia ana e koe, ka tū te ao,  
Ka kanikani taku ngākau i tō aroha.

Ka whakaora tō katakata i te mamae,  
Ka kawea mai te rā ki muri i te ua.  
Kei tō kaha ngā moemoeā e whai ana,  
Ka whai rongoā ahau i tō awhi.

Ā ka tae mai ngā āwhā,  
Ka kitea te māia i tō taha.  
Ia tau, ahakoa te aha,  
Ka whiriwhiri ahau i tō aroha i ia rā.

**[Pre-Chorus — Whakawera Mahana]**

Kāore he awa hohonu, kāore he pō roa,  
Ki tō taha, kei ahau te wāhi tika.  
Ka hiki koe i tōku wairua, pēnei i te rā ata,  
Ki a koe, e taku aroha, kei te kāinga taku ngākau.

Ā ki te wareware ngā whetū ki te whiti,  
Ka puritia e au tō ringa, ka puritia e koe taku.  
Ia tukituki o te manawa, ia rā,  
Kotahi te kōrero ka kī tonu ai au.

**[Chorus — Waiata Aroha, Hōkakatanga Kanikani]**

Aue taku wahine, ko koe taku rangi,  
Ia tukituki o te manawa, ko tōu waiata tātai.  
Ka menemene koe, ka whiti te ao katoa,  
Ko tō aroha te waiata reka o tōku ao.

Aue taku wahine, taku ngākau, taku kāinga,  
Ki tō taha, kāore au e mokemoke.  
Kanikani mai ki ahau tae noa ki te ata,  
Mō ake tonu, taku aroha, i tēnei pō.

Aue na-na-na, mō ake tonu,  
Kua herea o tātou ngākau mō ake tonu.  
Aue na-na-na, kite koe rā?  
Ko koe te ao ki ahau.

**[Verse 2]**

Taku wahine, ka whakatutuki koe i aku moemoeā,  
Ka whiti te huarahi i tō taha.  
I ōu karu, ka whiti te rā āpōpō,  
Kotahi mano moemoeā i te menemene kotahi.

Mai i ngā tiriti o Nairobi ki ngā rama o Paris,  
Ka whiriwhiri ahau i a koe i roto i ngā oranga mano.  
Tae noa ki ngā moana, tata rānei, tawhiti rānei,  
Ka aroha ahau ki a koe pēnei tonu i a koe.

Ko koe taku manawa, taku waiata reka,  
Te wāhi e noho ana aku moemoeā katoa.  
Ā ia rā, ka huri te kaupeka,  
Ka tuku ahau i te aroha katoa kua akona e au.

**[Pre-Chorus — Ngā Waiata Tūhonohono]**

Kāore he awa hohonu, kāore he pō roa,  
Ki tō taha, kei ahau te wāhi tika.  
Ka hiki koe i tōku wairua, pēnei i te rā ata,  
Ki a koe, e taku aroha, kei te kāinga taku ngākau.

Ā ki te wareware ngā whetū ki te whiti,  
Ka puritia e au tō ringa, ka puritia e koe taku.  
Ia tukituki o te manawa, ia rā,  
Kotahi te kōrero ka kī tonu ai au.

**[Chorus —**