Marako Te Ruki Lyrics

E mea roaroa i te akau
I toku takahihaga na raro
E na roto te toau

E ua marako i te atea
O koe terake reko hia ai
O koe Māhuike (the name of legendary demigod who discovered fire)

Māhuike ua kite hia koe i te ahi
Māhuike e ua fakamarako koe i te ruki

Te tapikiatu akuiho nei
Kauae-raro-o-atea (region of the gods below the level of earth)
Pihara hia te toau

Ta vaega hia te rua
E vahi nohohaga no koe
Fakamarako mai te ruki Māhuike

E mea roaroa i te akau
I toku takahihaga na raro
E na roto te toau

E ua marako I te atea
O koe terake reko hia ai
O koe Māhuike

Te tapikiatu nei
Iaku iho nei
Kauae-raro-o-atea

Ta vaega hia te rua
E vahi nohohaga no koe
Fakamarako mai te ruki Māhuike


ILLUMINATED NIGHT

Very very long reefs
Step by step, walking
Through the seas

And it's illuminated far out there
It is you, you have been called
It is you, Māhuike (the name of legendary demigod who discovered fire)

Māhuike you saw the fire and fire found you
Māhuike, illumination of the night

Closer and closer I get
Kaua-e-raro-atea (region of the gods below the level of earth)
It divides seas in half

Centered abyssal pits
Is where you remain
Illuminate my night Māhuike

Very very long reefs
Step by step, walking
Through the seas

And it's illuminated far out there
It is you, you have been called
It is you, Māhuike

Closer and closer I get
Kaua-e-raro-atea
It divides seas in half

Centered abyssal pits
Is where you remain
Illuminate my night Māhuike