Chiefs acknowledge the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero Tuawhitu
Te Whatitiri ki runga te maunga o Taupiri!
Ko kikonga ki runga o Te Pahoro te waahi o te mate i wehe atu koe ki te poo!
E te Kiingi eTuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu,
haere e te Kiingi ki te tua o paerau.
Haere i runga oo waka, haere e runga oo maunga koorero o tuupuna e moe mai nei te whenua.
Kua rewa atu too waka e Te Ariki, maa roto i too awa Waikato Horopounamu, Waikato Taniwharauhe wai puunga
hoe mai na o maatua.
E huri oo kanohi ki te hau purea o te Hauaaruru ki
Whaingaroa, ki aotea, ki kawhia moana.
Ka ahu mai ai e te Kingi too tira ki te ara maui ki runga o
Maungatauri o Pirongia, me nga maunga kaahui a Tongariro, a Taranaki, a Moehau me Te Aroha.
No reira haere e te Kingii o te Kotahitanga.
Haere e te toki poutangata o te Kingiitanga moe mai i runga ia te tihi o Taupiri, i tee uurunga o te kahurangi ka oti atu ki te poo.
No reira ka huri nga mihi aroha ki te whanau pani o te whare o Potatau Te Wherowhero me te hoa wahine a te
Kiingi ko Te Atawhai, a Whatumoana, a Korotangi me
Ngawaihono kite poo. ka mihi aroha ki a koutou i teenei wa pouri.
Ma te aroha me te tapu o te atua i tiaho mai ma runga ki a koutou ki a tatau katoa.
Na te poari matua na Chiefs, raatou nga kai mahi me te tema whitipaoro mo "Chiefs"
Paimarire
The thunder is above Taupiri
The lightning flashes above Te Pahoro the place of death where you parted into the night
TTo King Tuheitia Potatau te Wherowhero te Tuawhetu, depart dear king beyond the threshold of life.
Depart on your waka, depart to your mountains that speak where your ancestors lie.
Climb on board your waka, oh noble chief, on your river Waikato Horopounamu Waikato Taniwharau he piko he taniwha he piko he taniwha" Waikato who are swallowers of greenstone, Waikato of many monsters on every bend a saying famous of your ancestors.
Therefore paddle your waka of your ancestors.
Turn your face to the pure winds of the west coast to Whaingaroa
Follow your pathway to the left on the mountains of Maungatautari, Pirongia, Te Kawa, Kakepuku, and the noble mountains of Tongariro, Ruapehu of Ngaruhoe, Taranaki,
Moehau of Te Aroha.
Therefore depart the King of unity.
Depart the sacred adze of the Kingitanga
Rest upon the summit of Taupiri among the esteemed noble ones finishing into the night.
Our love and embrace to the royal noble house of Potatau Te Wherowhero, to Te Makau Ariki, his children Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawaihono ki te poo.
Love to you all during this terrible time.
May the love of God and his sacredness shine upon us and all.
From the board of the Chiefs, the teams and players of the Chiefs, and our support community.
Peace.
