Te Ngoikore o te Ngangara

Te patu
Te patu o te manawa
Te aroha mutunga kore
O te tangata mohio ai
O te katoa o te ora

Te puna
Te puna o te ora
E whakatuwhera ai
Te maramatanga
O ta te ngangara

Tenei
Tenei matou
Nga tangata whai mohio
O nga hara o enei ngangara
E awhi te katoa o te whanau

 

Whakapiki te kaha
Whakapiki te ora
O tatou katoa
Aue aue taukiri e

The Aching
The aching heart
The endless love
For a person you have
known all your life

The reality
The reality of life
The opening
The understanding
of the sickness (cancer) is

This is
This is who we are
We are but one of those
who can help and support
you & your family through
the good or badness of the
sickness (cancer)

Together we can rise to
give strength, trust,
understanding, & health
For the betterment of life
forever more amen.