Toerau Rua Lyrics

Na te ata kerekere
E poi mai te toiti
E tāpuru i te katoga
O te tino e te varua

Na te matagi e poi atu
I te ahi e te kahora
No te tūmāhaga ia
A te tino e te varua e

Na te hohonu a te ruki
E poi mai te marako
Te marako a te kavake
No te arata'ihaga e

Na te matagi tokerau
E fakakī tāku ie
Te ie a te haveke
E poi i aku i vaho

Tokerau-rua, matagi koe
Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito
O Kio
Tokerau-rua, matagi koe
Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito
O Kio
Matagi rua tokerau

Tokerau-rua, matagi koe
Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito
O Kio
Tokerau-rua, matagi koe
Puhapuha hia mai te vaha a te kaito
O Kio
Matagi rua tokerau


TOKERAU RUA (one of the four winds of Kiho)

Those heavy black clouds
That bring the rain
The one that soaks the whole
Body and soul

Those winds that carry away
Fire and smoke
For the purification of the
Body and soul

Those deepest nights
Bring us the light
The moonlight
To drive us

That wind from the North northwest
Fills my sail
The sail of that boat
Carry me far outside

Tokerau-Rua, wind you are
Blown by the mouth of the Kaito (brave warrior chief)
O Kio (a God of the ancient religion)
Tokerau-Rua, wind you are
Blown by the mouth of the Kaito
O Kio
The North-northwest wind (fakarua tokerau)

Tokerau-Rua, wind you are
Blown by the mouth of the Kaito
O Kio
Tokerau-Rua, wind you are
Blown by the mouth of the Kaito
O Kio
The North-northwest wind (fakarua tokerau)