Ka tau te ra'a

KA TAU TE RA’Me’e rahi no he matavai I paringi I oho ai 
Mai te mata nehu nehu era o nua 
Me’e rahi no te toto I tehe Te ati I tu’u mai ai 
Te tangata I ngaro ai ki kainga ta’e reka e 
Peira I kia hio ai I rote onge te hahau 
Te ati te taipe e
Oira e 
Ka mana’u mai koe ka tiaki mai koe 
Ki a’amu atu au nei pehe 
Raua I haka tere ai tatou I ora mai ena 
Mo ma’u o’ou e ite a’amu ote haka ara nei e
Ka tau te ra’a e mai rote moana I tomo ai 
Te va’e ote tangata ke he mauku I rote rima no I ma’u ai
tahi hanere ote tangata I toe ai 
ote nu’u oho era ote rangi no I ite I kona he I muraki ai 
ku hanga ana au mo haka ite atu e 
Ite a’amu nei e te taure’a re’a e 
Ka mana’u mai koe ka tiaki mai koe 
Ki a’amu atu au nei pehe raua I haka tere ai 
Tatou I ora mai ena 
Mo ma’u o’ou e ite a’amu ote haka ara nei e
Ka tau te ra’a e mai rote moana I tomo ai 
Te va’e ote tangata ke he mauku I rote rima no I ma’u ai 
ka ma’u ra I tou re’o nei mo aro arote tokerau 
Ko maua ko maua e ririva atu ena ka rau ka piere ite ao nei e
KA TAU TE RA’
(Sunrise)
From tired eyes of grandmothers 
Have fallen countless tears 
Too much blood has spilt 
From successive tragedies 
Too many Rapanui disappeared 
Into a heartless land 
But still we survived 
Through the misery and devastation
So wake up 
Listen to how they survived 
How we survived 
Take with you the history of our people
Chorus 
One sunrise they came from the blue 
The feet of foreign man 
For all that they stole 
They held but grass in their hand
111 people left alive 
Heaven knows where the others died 
I want you the youth, to know 
This history of our freedom denied
(Pre-chorus & Chorus)
Raise your voice above the wind 
With a message clear and loud 
Let the world know we’re still alive 
Invincible and proud