E te iwi nui tonu tēnei ka tangi mō koutou kua
ngaro ki te Hono-i-wairua.
Mahue mai ko mātou te hunga ora ki muri nei auē
ahi ai, mōteatea atu ai, mapu atu ai.
Nō reira moe mai rā kei aku rau kahurangi kei aku
kuru tongarerewa.
Waiho mai ko mātou hei pīkau ī ā koutou ōhākī hei
oranga mō ngā whakatupuranga.
E moe, okioki atu.
To the multitudes who have departed this world,
we mourn for you as you now take your place
where the spirits gather.
In the world of the living – those of us who have
been left behind – we wail in sorrow, we weep as
we think of you, we heave a sigh of grief.
But, sleep my cherished ones, my treasured ones.
Leave for us your works that we may
continue to fulfil your aspiration to help our
future generations.
Forever be at rest.
whakamaumaharatanga
Remembrance
e moe...
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