"Te Riri O Tāwhirimātea" lyrics
[Maori:]
E kore e mutu tō pukuriri
E riri tonu ana ki te hunga tāngata
Ngā kāinga, ngā whānau, ngā whenua
Tangihia mō te hunga mate
Ka rongo mātou i tō riri
Puta noa i te motu
Koianei te riri
O Tāwhirimātea
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Mai te rāwhiti, mai te hauāuru, mai te tonga, mai te raki
Pārera kotipū, pāwhakarua, tonga-mā-uru, tonga-mā-rāwhiti
Ka rongo mātou i tō riri
Puta noa i te motu
Koianei te riri
O Tāwhirimātea
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Ko te riri tenei e
O Tāwhirimātea
Titiro
Pūnganangana
Pūnganangana
Puaka haua te tawhito o te rangi
He Uru ra ko te hau
He Tonga ra ko te hau
Ka hara mai
Ka tinei
Ka tinei kia mate
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Ko te riri tenei e
O Tāwhirimātea
Mai te rāwhiti, mai te hauāuru, mai te tonga, mai te raki
Pārera kotipū, pāwhakarua, tonga-mā-uru, tonga-mā-rāwhiti
[English translation:]
Unrelenting is your wrath
Angry with humankind
Our homes, our families, our lands
We cry to those lost
We feel your rage
Across our land
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
Coming from all directions (E, W, S, N)
Winds all around (NW, NE, SW, SE)
We feel your rage
Across our land
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Look there!
It is very blustery
Persistently relentless
Struck down (hidden) is the star
That ancient guide in the sky
From the west is the wind
From the south is the wind
Pushing rudely in
Extinguishing our body warmth
Extinguishing it near to death
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Coming from all directions (E, W, S, N)
Winds all around (NW, NE, SW, SE)
E kore e mutu tō pukuriri
E riri tonu ana ki te hunga tāngata
Ngā kāinga, ngā whānau, ngā whenua
Tangihia mō te hunga mate
Ka rongo mātou i tō riri
Puta noa i te motu
Koianei te riri
O Tāwhirimātea
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Mai te rāwhiti, mai te hauāuru, mai te tonga, mai te raki
Pārera kotipū, pāwhakarua, tonga-mā-uru, tonga-mā-rāwhiti
Ka rongo mātou i tō riri
Puta noa i te motu
Koianei te riri
O Tāwhirimātea
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Ko te riri tenei e
O Tāwhirimātea
Titiro
Pūnganangana
Pūnganangana
Puaka haua te tawhito o te rangi
He Uru ra ko te hau
He Tonga ra ko te hau
Ka hara mai
Ka tinei
Ka tinei kia mate
Puku o te rae e
Te kaha o te hau
Ko te riri tenei e
O Tāwhirimātea
Mai te rāwhiti, mai te hauāuru, mai te tonga, mai te raki
Pārera kotipū, pāwhakarua, tonga-mā-uru, tonga-mā-rāwhiti
[English translation:]
Unrelenting is your wrath
Angry with humankind
Our homes, our families, our lands
We cry to those lost
We feel your rage
Across our land
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
Coming from all directions (E, W, S, N)
Winds all around (NW, NE, SW, SE)
We feel your rage
Across our land
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Look there!
It is very blustery
Persistently relentless
Struck down (hidden) is the star
That ancient guide in the sky
From the west is the wind
From the south is the wind
Pushing rudely in
Extinguishing our body warmth
Extinguishing it near to death
Livid with rage
The power of the wind
This is the rage
Of the god of storms
Coming from all directions (E, W, S, N)
Winds all around (NW, NE, SW, SE)
