[Wāhanga 1] Rere atu E te manu iti Kua roa rawa koe e wiri ana i roto i te whare herehere Ngā pae rino kua waikuratia Kei roto i tō hinengaro Engari kua tuwhera te kūaha i ngā wā katoa Ngā pakanga katoa Ka hoki tonu mai Ko ia kupu, he karaihe pakaru Ka tapahia tō arero Kia reka ai koe I te kawa o ngā rā kua pahure [Whiti] Rere atu, pēnei i te manu iti Kāore he mea i konei hei pupuri i tō wairua Tukua kia haere Tukua kia haere Tukua kia haere Kaua e whakahoki tonu i te riri Kāore taua riri e whakatipu i a koe He tahu kē tana mahi Me aroha tātou hei whakaora i te ao e mōhio nei tātou Me muru hara tātou hei whakaora i a tātou anō [Wāhanga 2] Tahuri tō kanohi Mai i te pōuri Ehara i te mea me titiro tonu koe ki reira Ia nawe Kei tō ngākau He mahere noa e ārahi ana i a koe i tēnei rā Whakataka te taumaha O ngā ingoa o mua Kāore koe e nama ki te mamae Whakatuwhera ngā ringa Whakatuwhera te rangi Rongo ki te māmā o te waiata a te ngākau [Whiti] Rere atu, pēnei i te manu iti Kāore he mea i konei hei pupuri i tō wairua Tukua kia haere Tukua kia haere Tukua kia haere Kaua e whakahoki tonu i te riri Kāore taua riri e whakatipu i a koe He tahu kē tana mahi Me aroha tātou hei whakaora i te ao e mōhio nei tātou Me muru hara tātou hei whakaora i a tātou anō