Whakarongo, whakarongo Whakarongo, whakarongo Whakarongo ake au ki te tangi a reo i runga i te rangi e E kī ana mai nō wai tō mana e te iwi Māori e Māori motuhake whakapono, tūmanako me te rangimārie e Ngā kupu kōrero a ō tūpuna nō tuawhakarere e Auē hi! Auē ha! Kia kaha, kia toa
Toro mai tō ringa kia harirūtia Tō ringa i awhi pono i awhi taku tinana Auē, auē, te aroha ki a rātou mā Auē, auē, te aroha ngau whakaroto nei
Hikitia e ngā iwi kia rewa ki runga Ngā taonga, ngā mātua kua ngaro ki te pō Auē, auē, te aroha ki a rātou mā Auē, auē, te aroha ngau whakaroto nei