Kei ngā kaipara i te ara
Te hunga o te whenua taurikura
Tē aro i kaha rawa te moemoeā
I kaha rawa

Ka hīkoi tahi tātou
Tauri pua ki ō tātou pane
I te taiao ahurei, i tipu ai te rākau miro
Mahue mai ana ko ngā hua pirau

Auē!

Mai i te papa ki te rangi rere ai
Honea ana nā te makerewhatu
Ihumanea mai, pongipongi mai
Kei te tūmanako rā
Ka tanu ki wāhi kē

Takatakahia, takatakahia
Te ara i takoto i te rau tangata
Ki ōku taumata okiokinga
Nau mai, nau ake
Takahia te ara
Whano ki tua
Takatakahia, takatakahia
Takatakahia rā

Ka hīkoi tahi tātou
Tauri pua ki ō tātou pane
Ka pēhea te aroha i te mea ka ngaro?