Mihi mutunga
Mihi Mutunga Kore
The Voice slid me from my slumber and into the grip of my pen.
Write this down!
It is a mihi (acknowledgement) of all that is, and our place in it.
Our place as part of it.
And it of us.
Mihi Mutunga Kore
Teenei au ka mihi ki te
Ao Kaakaariki
Ao Kahurangi
Ao Whero
Ao Koowhai
Ao Maa
Ao Pango
Ao Aniwaniwa
Ao Kohatu
Ao Rakau
Ao Wai
Ao Haa
Ko te iti, ko te nui
ki te Ao kei runga, kei raro, kei mua, kei muri, kei waenganui e
Ki te Ao kei te tama waahine,kei te tama taane, kei te tai tokerau, kei te tai tonga
He mihi mutunga kore
Tihei mauri ora.
