Moe mai e hine

Lullaby

(Maori)

Moe mai e hine
i te moenga roa
Raro i te rata
mokemoke a.

Ma te Atua
koe e tiaki mai
Moe mai e hine
i te moenga roa

Sleep Here Girl

Lullaby

(English)

Sleep here girl,
The long sleep*
Beneath the rata tree
All alone.

May God
Look over you,
Sleep here girl,
The long sleep.

Moe mai e hine

Sleep Here Girl

Lullaby

(Maori)

(English)

Moe mai e hine
i te moenga roa
Raro i te rata
mokemoke a.

Ma te Atua
koe e tiaki mai
Moe mai e hine
i te moenga roa

Sleep here girl,
The long sleep*
Beneath the rata tree
All alone.

May God
Look over you,
Sleep here girl,
The long sleep.

Notes

Literally "long bed" but when it has the meaning of "long sleep" it can be a euphemism for death. It's also a person's name.

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