Автор мелодии: Thomas Bracken/John Joseph Woods
God Defend New Zealand (NZ national anthem)
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God of Nations at thy - y feet
E I -ho ā A tu - u a,
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In the bonds of lo -ve we meet;
O ngā i - wi mā - tou rā;
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Hear our voi - ces we en - treat;
Ā - ta wha - ka -ro-ngo - na,
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God de - fend our free - land;
Me a - ro - ha no - a;
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Guard Pa-ci-fics tri - ple star;
Ki -a hu -a ko te pai
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From the shafts of str-i-fe and war;
Ki - a tau to a - ta whai;
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Make her prai - ses heard a - far
Ma - na - a - ki ti - a mai
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God defend New Zea - land.
A - o - te -a ro - a