Nga Wai o Roto

From the Depths of the Water

Nga Wai o Roto

Tangaroa (Tangaroa)Tangaroa (Tangaroa)
Tangaroa (Tangaroa)Tangaroa (Tangaroa)
Tangaroa (Tangaroa)Tangaroa (Tangaroa)
Tangaroa (Tangaroa)Tangaroa (Tangaroa)

In front (in front)Ā mua (ā mua)
Inside (inside)Ā roto (ā roto)
TangaroaTangaroa
Finish (finish)Whakapau (whakapau)
MatWhāriki (kiokio)

The movement is excitingHihiko ai te nekeneke
Of people in the night (in the day, in the morning light)O te tangata i te pō (i te ao, i te ata pō)
In the darknessI te kaunenehutanga
DancingKai te oreore
The animals (to the sea, to the shore)Ngā kararehe (ki tai, ki uta rā)

Chorus:Pre Kōrihi:
Feel your body trembleMirimiria tō tinana
Shake the groundRomiromia te whenua
Like a flowing springMe he punawai ora e rere
The waters within meNgā wai ō roto i ā au

Easily caught are the fishNgāwari noa te mau o ngā ika
Gather the land's bountyRumakitia ngā kai huawhenua
Lying still are the eels in the water (in the water)Tākoto whārōrō ngā tuna i te wai (i te wai)
Easily caught are the fishNgāwari noa te mau o ngā ika
Gather the land's bountyRumakitia ngā kai huawhenua
Lying still are the eels in the water (in the water)Takoto whārōrō ngā tuna i te wai (i te wai)
Tangaroa in front (in front)Tangaroa ā mua (ā mua)
Tangaroa inside (inside)Tangaroa ā roto (ā roto)
Tangaroa Finish (Finish)Tangaroa Whakapau (Whakapau)
Tangaroa MatTangaroa Whāriki Kiokio

Spread the baitTōtōia te mōunu
Scattered in the night (in the day, in the morning light)Kua ruiruia i te pō (i te ao, i te ata pō)
The time of gatheringTe wā aupikitanga
For fishingMō te hī ika
Collecting (to the sea, to the shore)Kohi hua (ki tai, ki uta rā)

Easily caught are the fishNgāwari noa te mau o ngā ika
Gather the foodRumakitia ngā kai
Lying still are the eels in the waterTākoto whārōrō ngā tuna i te wai
Easily caught are the fishNgāwari noa te mau o ngā ika
Gather the land's bountyRumakitia ngā kai huawhenua
Lying still are the eels in the water (in the water)Tākoto whārōrō ngā tuna i te wai (i te wai)
Tangaroa in front (in front)Tangaroa ā mua (ā mua)
Tangaroa inside (inside)Tangaroa ā roto (ā roto)
Tangaroa Finish (Finish)Tangaroa Whakapau (Whakapau)
Tangaroa MatTangaroa Whāriki Kiokio

Ending: The RegisterWhakamutunga: Te Rehita
Tangaroa, ŌtāneTangaroa, Ōtāne
Tangaroa, ŌrongonuiTangaroa, Ōrongonui
Tangaroa, ŌmutuTangaroa, Ōmutu
Tangaroa, MutuwhenuaTangaroa, Mutuwhenua