Haa haa
Tera te karanga i te rangi
Te manu tuia tui tuia
Tuia i runga tuia i raro
Tuia i roto tuia i waho
Tuia te here tangata
Ka rongo to po ka rongo to ao
Haumi e hui e taiki e
Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
Yeah, Ain't nothing like a powhiri on the marae
When you arrive to meet up with another tribe
The sun shining in your eyes shoeing off the flies
Waiting for the first speaker on the Paepae
Whaikorero straight from the mohio
Vital life lessons for tama and kotiro but one at a time
First kaumatua speak their minds
Then the manuhiri will give their reply
No matter what the occasion
Whether somebodies passed on
A wedding or they're just ageing
Marae is the staging this is as formal as it gets
Show aroha and respect for each other
Don't forget a waiata after your speech brother
That's sweet coz we all know a bit of kapa haka
Tribal roots run deeper than you can manage or even imagine
Tapu as but can be damaged yeah
You descend directly from your ancestors
They're in your blood they're in your bones
Mountains will remain
When you travel to a distant land
You're gonna take a piece of home
Let it resonate deep in your soul oh
Yeah yeah Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
No matter if you've come from near or far
We all know the kaupapa where your roots are
Drawn to your whakapapa
You'll never fulfill a future without your past
Without the wairua of your tupuna up in the urupā
Hongi and kihi nau mai haere mai
To the whanau behind the scenes mahi up in the wharekai
It comes as no surprise māori are multi-talented
Keeping a balance between our arts carvers and battlers
This ain't a place of staunch walks and faces full with arrogance
Amateurs are just a straight up embarrassment
The tekoteko says it all to the average witness
Wharenui portraits of real savages
Blood of our ancestors runs deep within
Tribal marriages and kohanga reo to teach the kids
When foundations are concrete that's where my speech begins
Māori stand again, this time we fight for keeps and win (yeah!)
You descend directly from your ancestors
They're in your blood they're in your bones
Mountains will remain
When you travel to a distant land
You're gonna take a piece of home
Let it resonate deep in your soul oh
Yeah yeah Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai)
It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai)
It's the place where I'm from
The place I belong
The place where my ancestors roam
Tera te karanga i te rangi
Te manu tuia tui tuia (nau mai haere mai)
Tuia i runga tuia i raro
Tuia i roto tuia i waho