e ararau o tangaroa
e rere ki te papaurunui
e ararau o tangaroa
e rere ki te papaurunui
e ararau o tangaroa
e rere ki te papaurunui

tahora nui ātea
te manawa o te moana
te mauri o tangaroa
tangaroa whakamautai
tangaroa whakamautai

tūtara kauika
he poutiriao
te wai o tangaroa
te wai o tangaroa

te tangi a te tohorā
he tohu nō aituā
te mau a tangaroa
te mau a tangaroa

he kaitiaki
he taonga
he tipua
he ariki
he taniwha
he tipua
he kaitiaki
he taonga
he tipua
tangaroa whakamautai