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 one, 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
Hei
Remembrance
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TE PŪRONGO 2013
