KA TAU TE RA’A 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 E tahi hanere ote tangata I toe ai E ote nu’u oho era ote rangi no I ite I kona he I muraki ai E 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 E 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’A (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