Pohutukawa Tree Waiata

Pohutukawa Tree Waiata Lyrics

I am a Pohutukawa seed,
Plant me in the ground and water me.
Plenty of sunshine is what I need,
Then guess what you will see?
Out will shoot a tiny twig
And it will continue to grow so big,
Beautiful flowers of whero,
The native tree of Aotearoa.

Chorus
Pohutukawa tree, Pohutukawa tree,
New Zealand’s Christmas tree,
You fill my heart with aroha,
The native tree of Aotearoa.

He kakano Pohutukawa
Poua ki te whenua
Nga hihi o te ra, hei oranga
Hihiri pupuke, te kune e.
He ira ki te whai ao
Ka tipu, tu, ka roa
Uhia I te raukura
Ko koe no Aotearoa.
Tu mai ra Pohutukawa
Tu whakahi ki te ao
Pupu ake ko te aroha
Ko koe no Aotearoa.

Repeat chorus