Pōkaia Rā te Marama

Pōkaia rā te marama

E taupō ai te mata o te whenua

Whakarehu i ahau ē

Kauawhiawhi ki te kiri makau kē

Hihiri, hihiri, engia, ko te tau tēnei ka ora

E ua mai e te ua tarariki

E haehae te rau peke nō te matangi

E rere rā te kupu whakapaki hau

Kia korou ake rā, kia whanō ai au

Me tākai noa te pūtahi

Me whakapakari ki te kawariki

E wawae he mahora nui

Te one takutai roa nō Hawaiki

Hihiri, hihiri, engia, ko te tau tēnei ka ora

E ua mai e te ua tarariki

E haehae te rau peke nō te matangi

E rere rā te kupu whakapaki hau

Kia korou ake rā, kia whanō ai i au