Te Mātahi o te Tau
Ko Matariki te kaitō i te hunga pakeke ki te pō.
Matariki hunga nui.
Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki.
Matariki, aue matariki
It's the Māori new year
Te mātahi o te tau x2
Whakamaumahara let's remember
Our loved ones gone before us
Whakanui let's celebrate with our whānau,
Have some kai and a kanikani
Whakariterite, let's prepare
Sow some seeds set some goals look ahead
Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite, aue
Matariki, aue matariki
It's the Māori new year
Te mātahi o te tau x2
Twinkling in the winter sky
just before dawn,
Matariki signals the Māori new year.
Te mātahi o te tau
A time to gather with friends and whānau,
to remember, celebrate and prepare.
Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite, aue
Matariki, aue matariki
It's the Māori new year
Te mātahi o te tau x2
Whakamaumahara, whakanui, whakariterite x3
Mānawatia a matariki
