He aha te hau e wawara rā mai
He tiu, he raki
Nāna i a mai te pūpūtarakihi ki uta
E tikina atu e au te kōtiu
Koia te pou, te pou whakairo ka tū ki Waitematā
I ōku wairangi e
Kōkiri!
What is this wind that blows yonder
It is the north, the north west wind
That drives to our shores this giant Nautilus
Maybe I should place my handsome carved post on the shores of the Waitemata
And then my dreams will be fulfilled