'God save our King' was the national anthem of New Zealand in 1943. This rendition is sung in Māori at the opening of the centennial house Tama te Kapua at Ōhinemutu, Rotorua in 1943. Reinforcements of the 28th Māori Battalion were in attendance.
Transcript
E te Atua tohungia te Kingi
Me tohu e te Atua
To matou Kingi pai
Kia ora ia
Meinga kia maia ia
Kia hari nui, kia koa
Kia kingi tonu ia
Tau tini noa
Ko ona hoa whawhai
Kia kore maia mai
Kia whati noa
M whakararu mai
A ratou hui e ko
To matou Kingi pai
Kia ora ia
Nga tino mea papai
Me tuku mai e koe
Mana katoa
Ko ia kia kingi roa
Hei take mo te koa
E mapu ai te reo
Kia ora ia
Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: 177826. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.
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Members of the Maori Battalion performing a haka at the opening of the meeting house Tamatekapua, at Ohinemutu. Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives. Ref: 1/4-000247-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22491177
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