Kei whea rā koe e te tau? Mokemoke nei ahau Hotu ana te ngākau E kore e warewaretia Tukuna atu koe kia rerea Ki tua o te ārai Noho ki te pō Tiakina mai hei korowai Whakairotia ahau ki tō aroha Tiwhatiwha te pō, tiwhatiwha te ao He hononga tangata e kore e motu Hoki mai rā e taku huia kaimanawa E hoki mai rā taku huia kaimanawa Kei konei tonu ahau E apakura ana mōu auē E kore e warewaretia Tukuna atu koe kia rerea Ki tua o te ārai Noho ki te pō Tiakina mai hei korowai Whakairotia ahau ki tō aroha Tiwhatiwha te pō, tiwhatiwha te ao He hononga tangata e kore e motu E taku huia kaimanawa E hoki mai rā auē