KO TE MATA A TE KUKURARANGI I PURUTIA AI A KAPITI.*
I rere ki te whetu, I kapo ki te marama; Ka mate. Ko wai te tua o te tangata ? Aua, E ue ana, I te tini o Ngatiawa, o runga te Rangi, kia neke, Te neke.
*The words printed in italics are sung as a chorus.