o wai ko wai
te tama nei
kei te poho o mere?
te reo mihi o ngā anahera
te tiaki mai ana ngā hēpara e

he kakara, kōura, kāpia
o wharawhara mō te kīnginui
te kīngi nui ō te ora
te mana, te tapu, te aroha

nei, nei rā te ariki
te tauwhiro a ngā hēpara
haere mai whakanuia
t'ariki tama o mere

he kakara, kōura, kāpia
o wharawhara mō te kīnginui
te kīngi nui ō te ora
te mana, te tapu, te aroha
te mana, te tapu, te aroha

nei, nei rā te ariki
te waiata anahera
haere mai whakanuia
t'ariki tama o mere

kītia rā hāpainga
te pōpō a te whaea
te harinui kua whānau mai
t'ariki tama o mere
t'ariki tama o mere
te mana, te tapu, te aroha