The New Zealand national anthem is sung in Maori and English.
The Maori version is sung first at sporting events so if you need to add a singing lesson to your game plan, here are the words – and their translation, which is not exactly the formal English one, but more a modern variant.
So clear your throat and here we go:
E Ihowa Atua
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarongona
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai
Kia tau to atawhai
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
O Lord, God
Of all people
Listen to us
Cherish us
May good flourish
May your blessings flow
Defend Aotearoa
And here are both versions sung at the opening game
