He Pohi
Homai tō awhina me tō pito kōrero
Ka hoki au ano ki te kaupapa te atārangi mō te tuatahi wahanga a te tau nei.
I te harikoa au ki te whakaako me te wairua nui o ngā ratu pō.
Kei te ako tonu ahau i te reo Māori.
He aha ngā wero a te tau nei? Or Ko aku wero i tēnei tau?
Tahi - Ka parakitihi au ngā karakia whakawātea me te karakia timatanga
Rua - Ka tautoko au ngā tangata pukenga o taku mahi me te tikanga mō
He kainga mahi mō te rā rima o te Poutū-te-rangi ki raro nei
Ka whakatika au ngā rerenga ki raro
Ka ora au i a koe
Kua pau tana pūtea i tana wahine
I riro te whenua i te tama mātāmua
Ka paru tō rātou whare i a rātou
I kino te huritau i a koe.
He karakia timatanga
Traditional Karakia:
Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atākura
He tio, he huka, he hauhū
Tihei mauri ora!
Get ready for the westerly
and be prepared for the southerly.
It will be icy cold inland,
and icy cold on the shore.
May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice,
on snow, on frost.
