He kākano ahau
I ruia mai i Rangiātea
And I will never lost
I am a seed born of greatness
Descended from a line of chiefs
He kākano ahau
Ki hea rā au e hītekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i ahau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho
Tōku reo, tōku māpiri maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength
An ornament of grace
Ka tū ana ahau
Ka ūhia ahau e ōku tīpuna
My pride I will show
That you may know who I am
I am a warrior, a survivor
He morehu ahau
Ki hea rā au e hītekiteki ana
Ka mau tonu i ahau ōku tikanga
Tōku reo, tōku oho-oho
Tōku reo, tōku māpiri maurea
Tōku whakakai marihi
My language is my strength
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace
An ornament of grace