Kua rongorongo ake ahau
E haere ana koe, e taku tau
Whakawhiti ana Te Moana nui a Kiwa e
Ka patupatu ake taku manawa
Ka whakarangirua i aku mahara
Auē tama, ko taku aroha
Kore rawa e mutu mai
Waiho rā mā te wā
Koutou, e tama mā
E whakahoki mai
Kia awhiawhi atu aku ringa nei
Ki tō uma piri ai
Ka patupatu ake taku manawa
Ka whakarangirua i aku mahara
Auē tama, ko taku aroha
Kore rawa e mutu mai
Kore rawa e mutu