tiaho mai rā te marama
he māramatanga rā e
te hokowhitu-toa-a-tūmatauenga
te ruatekau-mā-waru e

kua takitahi ngā whetū o te kāhui o matariki
i houa he pō au, whiti ana te rā
he rongomau, he maungārongo ki te whenua

taku rātā tūtahi
taku whakatiketike
taku whakamarumaru e

i tautokotia te karanga o ingarangi
te tūwatawata mo te iwi e
i kauparetia atu te kino
me whakamanawa mai
hau tonu tō rongotoa
me whakamanawa mai
hau tonu tō rongotoa
hau tonu tō rongotoa