[Verse 1] He reo e ara ake ana i tua o te moana Ka rere te hau i waenganui i ngā rākau Ka kōrero puku ngā rau Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Verse 2] Mai i tua o te moana ka karanga te reo Ka whakangāwari te hau i ngā rākau e ngunguru ana Whakarongo ki te awa e waiata ana Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Verse 3] He reo tawhiti nō te moana Ka manawa te hau ki te whenua Ka waiata te awa i raro i te rangi Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Verse 4] He reo e tae mai ana i tua o te moana Ka haere te hau i waenganui i ngā rākau Ka kōhimuhimu te awa Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Verse 5] He reo e rere mai ana i te moana Ka nekeneke ngā rākau i te hau Ka waiata puku te awa Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Chorus] Titiro ki ngā manu i te rangi Titiro ki ngā putiputi o te whenua Kia noho tahi i runga i te rangimārie Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau [Final Chorus] Kaua e kohikohi taonga ki te whenua Puritia ngā taonga ki roto i tō ngākau Kia noho tahi i runga i te rangimārie Whakatuwheratia tō ngākau