Tēnā Koutou
Tēnā Koutou
Tēnā Tātou Katoa
Ko Tākitimu te mauka,
Ko Aparima te awa,
Ko Te Ara a Kiwa te Moana,
Ko Tākitimu raua ko Uruao raua ko Wairoa raua ko Viola
raua ko Lady Egidea raua ko Mermaid oku waka,
Ko Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu oku iwi.
Ko Clan Gordon ahau.
Ko Takutai o Te Titi te marae.
No Ōtepoti toku kainga ināianei.
Ko Paul toku matua.
Ko Glenys toku whaea.
Ko Princess Zela toku hoa kuri
Ko Fiona toku ikoa.
Tēnā Koutou
Tēnā Koutou
Tēnā Tātou Katoa
Nau mai,
Haere mai,
E ngā manuhiri
Nau mai
Kia karakia atu ki te ngākau aroha
Kia tau rā
Ngā manaakitanga
Ā te runga rawa
Ki tēnā, ki tēnā
O tatau e tau nei
Kiā tūturu owhiti
Whakamaua
Kiā tīna, tīna
Hui e, tiaki e!
No reira,
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
Greetings to all
Greetings to all
Greetings everyone
Tākitimu is my mountain,
Aparima is my river,
I come from Te Ara a Kiwa te Moana,
Tākitimu, Uruao, Wairoa, Viola, Lady Egidea, Mermaid are the boats that brought my family here,
Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu are my iwi.
I am Clan Gordon also.
Takutai o Te Titi is my marae.
Ōtepoti is my home now.
Paul is my father.
Glenys is my mother.
Priestess Zela is my best friend and dog.
Fiona is my name.
Greetings to allGreetings to all
Greetings everyone
Welcome,
Welcome
esteemed guests
welcome
Let us karakia with a loving heart.
Let the blessings of above descend upon each and everyone gathered here.
And be bound and fastened amidst this gathering.
Till it is so.
Therefore
Greetings, Greetings, Greetings to you all.
