kōrero tuhi reta Flashcards
Tēnā koe e…..
Dear…….
Ki a….
To….
Ngā mihi nui ki a koe
Greetings to you
Tēnā koe e Tā
Dear Sir
Kei taku rangatira
Greetings to you chiefly one
Nau mai haere atu tēnei mihi
Greetings near and far
E te hoa
Friend
Nā
From
Nāku noa, nā
Yours truly, from
Nā tō hoa
From your friend
Noho ora mai
Be well
Noho ora mai i te mahana o ēnei kupu
Be well with the warmth of these words
Heoi anō ēnei kupu i konei
I conclude here
Ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe
I wish you all the best
Kia tau te rangimārie
Peace be with you
Ngā tauwhirotanga a te Wāhi Ngaro
May those of the world of night care for you
Tērā te haeata e tākiri mai ana i Taupiri.
There behold the fracturing of dawn upon Taupiri.
Tēnei au e ka oho i te moenga.
And here I awake from my slumber
Kōangiangi au e aumiri nei te kiri.
Afloat like the clouds am I and goosebumps appear on my skin.
Tawhana rā e te kahukura ki Waiapu.
Appears does the curved rainbow upon Waiapu.
Pūkohu te rangi, pūnehu aku kamo.
Misty clouds shroud the sky, misty are my eyes.
Kua hinga koe e te ….
you have fallen our…….
Kua ngaro koe ki te pō
you are lost to the night
Takoto mai i runga i te rangimārie
lie in peace
Pikitia atu te ara ki Te Reinga
ascend the pathway to Te Reinga
Moe mai i tō moenga roa
sleep in your final resting place
Haere rā e hika, kauria atu rā te moana i hoea ai e ō ‘hau tūpuna e.
Farewell oh soul, swim the ocean paddled by your ancestors.
He aroha ki te iwi, ka momotu ki tawhiti ki paerau e.
Out of commiserations for those severed afar to the home of the spirits.
