Te Pou

Te pou te pou

Te tokotoko i whenuku Te tokotoko i wherangi Tokia tukia Ko te mumu ko te awha Ko te mumu ko te awha Ko te manihi kai ota Takere panapana Ka rau i runga Ka rau i raro Ka whai tamore i runga Ka whai tamore i raro Tena ko te pou Tena ko te pou Te pou o Rongo No Rongo mauri ora Ka ora e

The supports, The sustenance The provision/protection from Papatuanuku Provision/ protection from above (Ranginui) The ravages and attack Be that by the wind and the storm From the wind and the storm ripped up and strewn about Here lies the crops pulled up,  Gathered from above, gathered from the earth seek what is well rooted from above and the earth This is the support The support of Rongo, from Rongo wellbeing From the O and fro