"Te Kore" lyrics

[Maori:]

Tuatahi ko te kore

Te kore tuatahi
Te kore tuarua
Te kore nui
Te kore roa
Te kore para
Te kore whiwhia
Te kore rawea
Te kore te tāmaua

Nā te kore te pō
Te pō nui
Te pō roa
Te pō papakina
Te pō pakarea
Te pō ki tua
Te pō ki waho
Te pō tawhito
Te pō ruru
Te pō āio

Te pō whero
Te pō mā
Te pō pango
Te pō whakaruru
Te pō kumea
Te pō i runga
Te pō i raro
Te pō matau
Te pō mauī

Ko Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku

Tākai i te awhi aroha
Ka haehae ngā tēina atua
Nau mai te ao, te ao mārama
Nau mai te ao, te ao mārama

[English translation:]

First there was nothing

The first nothing
The second nothing
The nothing grows larger
The nothing grows longer
The nothing weaves itself together
The nothing lost possessions of itself
The nothing rapidly flourished
The nothing becomes ours

From the nothing comes the night
The great night
The long night
The deep night
The night that can be felt
The night beyond
The night within
The ancient night
The sheltered night
The calm night

The red night
The white night
The black night
The agitated night
The night that delays
The night above
The night below
The night to the right
The night to the left

The Sky Father and Earth Mother

Wrapped in a loving embrace
The god brothers tear them apart
Welcome the world of light
Welcome the world of light