(Translation.)
Above us fly
The birds of knowledge,
Mumuhau and Takereto,
Wise birds that bid us watch
The omens of the sky.
That's it, go along!
Quickly, quickly dip!
Yonder blaze the fires
On Maunga-tautari's height,
The fires of Rangi-ngatata.
See our feathers flying,
The plumes of our canoe.
Now quickly dip your blades.