In the waves that wash the shore
I feel their loving nearness
In the ocean’s silent roar
Looking up, my eyes embrace
A dear sentinel standing tall
Titirangi, Maunga Tapu
- Kaitiaki over all.
Uawa, ancestral river
Flowing on her ancient course
Mighty mountain, gentle river
Bless us with their loving force
Sitting beneath the pines near where
the White House use to stand
I hear again the whispers
softly say “we understand…
...the reason why you leave us;
..the reason why you roam –
but one day, when the time is right
our song will sing you home…"
Beautiful...
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