A fond tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII

Darkness shrouds the day! 
Darkness shrouds the night! 
As a dark cloud hangs above Taupiri mountain 
Upon the Noble Family of the Kīngitanga 
Upon the people of the Tainui confederation 
Upon the Māori world 
Upon Aotearoa 
And upon the wider world 
At the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII

The shores of Aotearoa are at full tide 
And the land is inundated 
With the tears of the multitudes 
For your High Chief 
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII 
Who have departed 
And for you who urged 
The Māori people to unite 
And for greater Aotearoa to unite with Māori 
In the face of these testing times 

Therefore, climb your sacred mountain 
High Chief 
Where you are awaited by your ancestors 
To rest as one with them

Rest in peace, to those who have passed on!
And good health to those who live on!