Oturu Marae

Ko Oturu te Marae
Ko Hikinui te Urupa
Te Mataara te Whare Tupuna
Te Huihuinga te Whare Kai

Ko Ngai Tohianga te Hapu
Ko Ngati Kahu te Iwi
Ko Mamaru te Waka
Ko Tai Tokerau Te Moana
Ko Maunga Taniwha te Maunga

Ko Parata te Tupuna Tangata
Ko Kahutianui te Tupuna Whaea


Ehara taku toa;
I te toa takitahi
Engari (he) takimano;
Nō aku tūpuna.

My strength comes not
From one source
But from thousands;
From my ancestors.