Ono tekau ngā tau e kōkiri ana (auē) mō o mātou tikanga
He tata wareware te tuhi toi, I tata ngaro ō mātou ritenga
Koropehu ō mātou tōhunga, ka pēhia e te kuīnitanga
I parea mātou e te mana moko I āu mahi kino
Ko te hunga mau moko mātou
E kore koe e mātau (e)
Te tikanga tāmoko
Kōrero tuku iho
Tāngata Mau Moko
Kua horahia e koe te kiri Māori hei whakaaturanga
Hoki mai te mana, nā te ao taihara I whakaora (e)
Ka whiua mai rā ō kanohi whakawā kei patu mai
Otirā, ka whakamarua mātou e te moko I tō mauāhara
Ko te hunga mau moko mātou
E kore koe e mātau (e)
Te tikanga tāmoko
Kōrero tuku iho
Tāngata Mau Moko
Mau Moko
Ko te hunga Mau Moko
Hoki mai te mana
Kō wai mātou ē!
Ko nga tangata mau moko mātou
Kīhai koe e māmara
Ō mātou kōrero tuhi kiri
Ō mātou kōrero tuku iho!
Ko te hunga mau moko mātou
E kore koe e mātau (e)
Te tikanga tāmoko
Kōrero tuku iho
Tāngata Mau Moko
Mohoao, makimaki, ao kōhatu, kōmuri Kao!
Kō wai mātou ē!
Ko nga tangata mau moko mātou e!
Ko te hunga Mau Moko
Mau Moko was written by Henry de Jong & Lewis de Jong.
Mau Moko was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Alien-weaponry released Mau Moko on Wed Jan 15 2025.
Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds:
Māori have a rich history of marking traditions that were nearly lost during colonization. These traditions are currently in the process of a much-needed cultural revival, and that inspired me. I wanted the lyrics to remind people that moko is, and always will be, a...