A greeting to the day:
He kore, he kore
He pō, he pō
He ao, he ao
Takiri mai te ata
Korihi te manu
Tino awatea
Ka ao, ka ao
Ka awatea
Tihei Mouri Ora
From the nothingness (potential being)
Into the different stages of darkness
And finally into the world
As night turns into day
The birds sing
And daylight is here
Into the world
Into the daylight
And I/we are alive
Listen to me reading this in Māori.