Whakaipuipu mai rā te moana kei waho e
E āki kau ana ki Te Toka-namu-a-Mihi-marino
Ki uta rā, ki Pākirikiri e
Ko te rite o te wai kei aku kamo
Tīneia te whetū mārama o te ao Māori
Kia pōuri, kia tūohu noa, kia mamae au e
Kei hea rā tōu ritenga hei whakamau atu mā te iwi e
E koe, e te ngākau māhaki, e te ngākau aroh
Te tohunga whakairo kupu, te manu tīoriori o te motu
Mū ana i te rā nei e
Ngaro atu koe i te kitenga kanohi e
Ō taonga ia, ka mahue mai
Anō he toka whatiwhati ngaru
E kore e ngaro, e kore e wareware e
Kāti, e hika, haere i tō tira mokemoke e
Ko au e kapo atu ki te rehu o te tai
E pā mai nei ki ahau e