The recurring image of the waka, or boat, is intended as a metaphor for, amongst other things, the body as a vessel which carries us through our journey.
Kei te tai māi mātou,
Haere ki te takutai,
Ā,e timata ana i tā mātou
Haerenga ki tēnei ao rerekē hou.
We arrive, come ashore
And begin our journey
Into this strange new land.
Kei te tai māi mātou,
Haere ki te takutai,
Ā,e timata ana i tā mātou
Haerenga ki tēnei ao rerekē hou.
We arrive, come ashore
And begin our journey
Into this strange new land.