Ehara i te mea
Nō naianei te aroha
Nō ngā tūpuna
I tuku iho, i tuku iho
Te whenua, te whenua
He oranga mō te iwi
Nō ngā tūpuna
I tuku iho, i tuku iho
Whakapono, tūmanako
He aroha ki te iwi
Nō ngā tūpuna
I tuku iho, i tuku iho
Te aroha
Te whakapono
Me te rangimarie
Tātou, tātou e
E toru ngā mea
Ngā mea nūnui
E ki anā te paipera
Whakapono, tūmanako
Ko te mea nui
Ko te aroha
Ko te aroha anō he wai
E pupu ake anā
He awa e mapuna mai anā
I roto I te whatumanawa.
Ko tōnā matapuna he hohonu
A ina ia ka rere anō
Ko tōnā matapuna he hohonu
A ina ia ka rere anō
He tai timu
He tai pari
He tai ope
He tai ora
He tai nui.