Mihi 18

Me he rangi ka paruhi i te waru to rite?

Me te rearea koe te ngakau mowai.

He hau tukipoho ka rui i te mata o te tau,

Kotia iho ko te hikuwai o te tau.

Kua paka noa a Tama tuhoehoe ki runga,

He kirikowhai ka kirikotea, ka porehu,

Rerehu ana te rerehua o te piwari,

Heipu noa, kua tohua ranei e te wa;

Ko te arawheu i a koe te nunumi,

Te purotu i a koe te riro ke

E kore a Mate e tamarahi he kaewa tau i te po

Kua herea nei koe e nga here o te kupu, ake, ake.

E ha tonu te waha, e kite tonu te karu,

Ka ora tonu tenei, e mauri ora ai koe.

Thanks! ❤

"Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise!"

Submitted by

SilentRebel83 on 2014-01-06

Last edited by

SilentRebel83 on 2014-03-13

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Translated by Te Haumihiata Mason.

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Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?

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