Pipi manu e (nā Hirini Melbourne)

An illustration of two birds, one is sitting in a nest with its beak open wide, the other is on a branch.
An illustration of two birds, one is sitting in a nest with its beak open wide, the other is on a branch.

Pipi pipi manu e
pipiwharauroa
E pi pipi ana e
Mo pāpā māmā wharauroa
Kei whea kei koe e pā e
Kei whea kei koe e mā e
Kimi atu kimi mai
Kei whea kei kōrua e
Pipi pipi manu e
pipiwharauroa
E pi pipi ana e
Mo pāpā māmā wharauroa
Mo pāpā māmā wharauroa
Kui kui whio
Korowhiti korowhiti
Kui kui a