Ka Kawe
Verse 1
Looking out in the crowd
Wishing I could see your face
Knowing that you’re watching me
As I stand here in this place
I wonder are you proud of me
And everything that I have done
Do you know you are a big part of
The person I’ve become?
Chorus
Ka kawe ahau ki a koutou
Ka kawe ahau i roto i tōku ngākau
Kei konei tonu koutou
Ōku tupuna
Ka rongo ahau i tōu wairua
Mō āke tonu atu
Verse 2
In times when I’m afraid
Do you hear me pray?
I ask you to watch over me
And keep me safe
I wonder do you walk with me
With a hand upon my shoulder
There with me each day as I grow older.
Chorus
Ka kawe ahau ki a koutou
Ka kawe ahau i roto i tōku ngākau
Kei konei tonu koutou
Ōku tupuna
Ka rongo ahau i tōu wairua
Mō āke tonu atu
Bridge
E whakamomori ana
Aue me i konei koutou
Chorus
Ka kawe ahau ki a koutou
Ka kawe ahau i roto i tōku ngākau
Kei konei tonu koutou
Ōku tupuna
Ka rongo ahau i tōu wairua
Mō āke tonu atu
Mō āke tonu atu
Mō āke tonu atu