Ko te kuini Ingarangi whakrite whakaae
ko nga rangatira nga hapu
Nga tangata katoa o Niu Tireni te tino rangatiratanga
O ratou whenua kainga taonga e
Chorus:
Won't go away, Treaty won't go away (2x)
Treaty, written in the skies
Treaty, written in the hearts of mankind
Represent the red white and black from the abyss
Erupt like Ruapehu cover the land like mist
Haere mai te po uri uri ki te ao marama
Hear the voice of tipuna
Echo throughout the valley
Honour what was signed cuz in 1840
Attacking our peops spirituality self autonomy fought for
With a vengence resurrect organise to seek justice so upliftment is assured
Takaahia
Chorus
Subjected to apartheid segregated, seperated, destroyed from within
Deprived of heritage in the system
Swearing allegiance to the Queen of mother England
Tino rangatiratanga, the chant you hear from the angle of tangata whenua
Engulf in craniums with this from the cerebellum
But we're hungry from knowledge of self with strictest emphasis on the upliftment of consciousness
Whakarongo mai listen up tonite
No one can sign away my birthright
Ko nga rangatira o te wakaminenga
Me nga rangatira katoa kihai I uru ki taua whakaminenga
Ka tuku rawa atu ki te kuini ingarangi
Ake ake tonu atu
Te kawanatanga o o ratou whenua hi
