The words and a free translation for E hara I Te Mea
E hara I Te Mea
E hara i te mea
| E hara i te mea | It is not a new thing |
| No naianei te aroha | now that is love |
| No nga tupuna | Comes from the ancestors |
| Tuku iho tuku iho | Handed down through the passages of time |
| * | * |
| Te whenua te whenua | The land, the land |
| Te oranga mo te iwi | is the life for the people |
| No nga tupuna | Comes from the ancestors |
| Tuku iho tuku iho | Handed down through the passages of time |
| * | * |
| Whakapono tumanako | Faith and hope |
| Te aroha ki te iwi | Love to the people |
| No nga tupuna | Comes from the ancestors |
| Tuku iho tuku iho | Handed down through the passages of time |
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