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{{Short description|National anthem of the Cook Islands}}
{{Infobox anthem
| title         = {{lang|rar|italic=no|Te Atua Mou Ē}}
| english_title = God is Truth
| image         = Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
| image_size    = 
| caption       = 
| prefix        = National
| country       = the [[Cook Islands]]
| author        = [[Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki]], Lady Davis
| lyrics_date   = 
| composer      = [[Tom Davis (Cook Islands politician)|Sir Tom Davis]]
| music_date    = 
| adopted       = 1982
| until         = 
| sound         = National Anthem of the Cook Islands.ogg
| sound_title   = [[U.S. Navy Band]] instrumental version
}}

"'''{{lang|rar|italic=no|Te Atua Mou Ē}}'''" ("God is Truth") is the [[national anthem]] of the [[Cook Islands]]. It was adopted in 1982, replacing the previous New Zealand anthem "[[God Defend New Zealand]]".

== History ==
The music is by [[Thomas Davis (Cook Islands politician)|Sir Tom Davis]], then [[Prime Minister of the Cook Islands]]. The lyrics are by his wife, [[Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki|Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-337821072/view?sectionId=nla.obj-341309180 |title=People |work=Pacific Islands Monthly |volume=50 |issue=9 |page=33 |date=1 September 1979 |access-date=18 October 2021 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1982, article 76(D) of the constitution of the Cook Islands declared the song the official anthem of the Cook Islands. Before, the country used the [[National anthems of New Zealand|New Zealand National Anthem]].<ref name="CIN">{{Cite news|date=11 August 2017|title=Anthem change strikes sour note|work=[[Cook Islands News]]|location=[[Rarotonga]]|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/local/item/65415-anthem-change-strikes-sour-note|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>

In 2017, the [[House of Ariki]] proposed to change two words from the song, replacing {{lang|rar|pa enua}} ("all the islands of the sea") with {{lang|rar|Kuki Airani}} (Cook Islands). The change was heavily disliked by residents of the islands. They pointed out the new words were not part of their language, [[Cook Islands Māori|te reo Māori]], and claimed the change was offensive towards Sir Tom Davis and Pa Tepaeru Ariki Lady Davis.<ref name="CIN" />

== Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable"
![[Cook Islands Māori]] original<ref name=ck>[http://www.ck/govt.htm#ant National anthem], [[Government of the Cook Islands]]</ref>
![[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] transcription{{efn|See [[Help:IPA]] and [[Cook Islands Māori#Writing system and pronunciation|Cook Islands Māori § Writing system and pronunciation]].}}
!Poetic English translation<ref name=ck />
!Literal English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem>{{lang|rar|italic=no|Te Atua mou ē
Ko koe rāi te pū
O te pā 'enua ē.

'Akarongo mai
I tō mātou nei reo
Tē kāpiki atu nei.

Pāruru mai
I a mātou nei
'Omai te korona mou

Kia ngāteitei
Kia vai rāi te aro'a
𝄆 O te pā 'enua ē. 𝄇}}</poem>
|<poem>{{IPA|wrap=none|[te a.tu.a mou̯ eː]
[ko koe̯ raːi̯ te puː]
[o te paː ʔe.nu.a eː]

[ʔa.ka.ɾo.ŋo mai̯]
[i toː maː.tou̯ nei̯ ɾeo̯]
[teː kaː.pi.ki a.tu nei̯]

[paː.ɾu.ɾu mai̯]
[i‿a maː.tou̯ nei̯]
[ʔo.mai̯ te ko.ɾo.na mou̯]

[ki.a ŋaː.tei̯.tei̯]
[ki.a vai̯ raːi̯ te a.ɾo.ʔa]
𝄆 [o te paː ʔe.nu.a eː] 𝄇}}</poem>
|<poem>To God Almighty
Ruler of the isles of the sea

&nbsp;
Hearken our call

&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Protect us

Crown us with liberty

&nbsp;
May peace and love reign supreme
throughout the land.</poem>
|<poem>God of truth,
you are the ruler
of our country.

Please listen
to our voices
as we call to you.

Protect us
and guide us
and give us your crown of truth

so we can be successful
and so that love and peace will rule forever
𝄆 over our beloved country. 𝄇</poem>
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|id=h7_p-KwIiK0|title="Te Atua mou ē"}} (female voice and guitar)
*{{YouTube|id=Bm92rszspSg#t=15s|title="Te Atua mou ē"|link=no}} (3-part [[a cappella]], first 2½ lines missing)

{{National anthems of Oceania and the Pacific Islands}}

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[[Category:National symbols of the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:Music of the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:Oceanian anthems]]
[[Category:New Zealand songs]]