Nā: Pariare Tomoana; Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti, Ngāti Kahungungu
| Tahi nei taru kino, mahi whai-ā-ipo | |
| Kei te wehenga, aroha kau ana | |
| Haere mai rā, ki ahau nei rā | |
| Te aroha tino nui, haere mai | |
| Titiro atu ahau, tahuri ke koe | |
| Kei roto i a koe, pirangi mai ana | |
| Haere mai rā, ki ahau nei rā, te aroha tino nui, haere mai | |
| Kore au e noho, hoatu i tāku ringa | |
| Ka huri ke koe, whakakaitoa i muri | |
| Haere mai rā, ki ahau nei rā, te aroha tino nui, haere mai | |
| Oh when I look at you, you turn away from me | |
| But in your heart dear, you love me dearly | |
| Oh well then come to me, to you my dear one, my one and only, oh come to me | |
| Te aroha tino nui, haere mai | |
| Like a pesky weed you play at love | |
| and when parted love is no more | |
| What is this within my chest that pinches so? | |
| Is it love? Or what is it? | |
| When I look you turn away | |
| Within you there is much longing | |
| I will not sit still, I give my hand | |
| in case you turn away to jest later | |
Created 2026 Jun 05 17:11
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
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