Tōia mai te waka nei
Kūmea mai te waka nei
Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai
Tiriti te mana motuhake
Te tangi a te manu e
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa
Kūi! Kūi! Kūi!
Whitiwhiti ora!
Hui e, tāiki e.
Kokoma i te ko komako
Ko te hau tapu e rite ki te kai tapu na Matariki (pakia)
Tapa reireia koia tapa
Tapa konunua koia ana tukua hi aue hi (boys go to ground)
Leader: ko te iwi Māori e ngunguru nei
All boys: Hi au au aue Ha (x2)
Leader: i a ha ha!
All boys (standing): ka tu te ihi, ihi ka tu te wanawana
ki runga i te rangi e tu iho nei, tu iho nei
Hi aue hi.
Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy.
May the cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Cooee! Cooee! Cooee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!
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