Song Details: E Minaka Ana Lyrics sung by Oceanian Folk.
E Minaka Ana Lyrics
Kia kaha tātou
Ki te (HI!) kōrero Māori!
E minaka ana taku waha
Ki te kai a te rangatira,
Taku reo rangatira
Taku kuru pounamu tuku iho.
Mīharo kē ana
Ki tōna pakari kia ora
Tē memeha, te wairua
ki te kōrero Māori
Kia kaha tātou
Ki te kōrero Māori!
English Translation
Let us be staunch
in speaking Māori!
I desire that
my talk be like that of a leader,
my noble language
my precious inheritance.
Astound me
with your maturity by
the evanescence, the spirit you show
when speaking Māori.
Let us be staunch
in speaking Māori!
This is the end of the lyrics.