Te Pō lyrics

Verse 1:
Āe, kua roa rawa nei
He noho moho ao tēnei
Hei tūangi ka whererei
Kia mauri tau e mōhio kau te putanga i konei

Chorus 1:
He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai
He aha tāu e hono kuku ai?
Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearea
Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau
Kia tū rakinga e
Ngā ture nei, ka rapa te pō

Verse 2:
Tirohia rā
Kia horo koe kia tere runga raro kei tihi kē
Tū takawiri e tawa ai tō mauri wairua ngāwari
Pōkaia tāu i pai ai rawa ki tō kete
Ōku rā atamai te ara ka kite
Hikitia rā ngā rangi tūhāhā
Ko te hiringa o te mahara

Chorus 2:
Ka rapa te pō ka ao kua mao ki tai
He aha tāu e hono kuku ai?
Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearеa
Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau
Takahia te ture, ka wani kē
Bridgе:
Nā, kai roto tonu i a koe
He kura pounamu, whanake rā ki tua
Pōhewatia, he pohe ao ka nunuku
Taunahatia kia ika, whakamaua kia tūturu
Kei roto tonu i te pō, tēnā e kō e hau ai ō rongo

Chorus 3:
He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai
He aha tāu e hono kuku ai?
Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearea
Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau
Takahia te ture e te pō (Oh ao te pō!)

Final:
Whoa! Te pō!