Haere Mai and Welcome to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which starts today [9 Sept, 2011]. New Zealand [All Blacks] verses Tonga. Enjoy all.
KUPU:
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Haere Mai!
Haere Mai e ngā Iwi, haere mai
Mauria mai te aroha ki te marae e.
Kia ora rā!
Kia ora rā ki ngā ope Tūārangi
Kua eke nei ki tōu marae, e te iwi e.
Karanga rā, Karanga rā ki ngā ope e tau nei
Kua eke nei ki tōu marae, e te iwi e.
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Kia ora rā.
TRANSLATION:
Welcome, welcome to all Iwi [People]
Welcome, welcome, to all Iwi
Welcome!
Welcome to all Iwi, welcome
Bring forth your love to our marae.
Bing good health, good health to the groups
who have travelled afar
who have arrived onto our marae, people.
Call out, cry out to the visiting groups assembled here
Who have arrived onto our marae, people.
Welcome, welcome everybody
Welcome, welcome everybody
Great health to you all.
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