Ria Hall - Te Kawa O Te Riri

Matarehu te pōkere
Huna iho nei
Taku rua maioro
Te pō tē kitea
Taiwhanga noa

Mao te ua
Unuhia te pō
Maea ake a tūkāriri
A tūkāniwha
E ara e hika ē

Nāku te whakarehu
Te tahakura
Manawa rau
Manawa pōpore
Kia ū te manawarere

Hēōi anō rā te kōrero
E ai ki te rongo i o mātau pakeke
E kōrero ana
Ko te takenga mai o taua pakanga
Ki o rātau mahara
He whakatū pakanga noa iho
Nā te taha Pākehā i ērā wā
Kia whiwhi ai rātau tētahi kaupapa
Hei tango i te whenua

Vision obscured
’tis black
Within the trench
I see nothing but darkness
And I wait

The rain stops
Night is no more
Battle emerges
With fortitude
I bear witness
Arise

Here, in my dream
’tis a haze
I’m uneasy, apprehensive
Be still my heart

The rain stops
Night is no more
Battle emerges
With fortitude
I bear witness
Arise

However, upon listening to the discussions of our elders
The origin of the battle was to create a reason and was a premeditat-ed action by Pākehā to warrant confiscation of the land

Written by:
Tiki, Ria Hall, Teki Ormsby

Publisher:
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