E tō e te rā i waho o Mōtu
Nā Maaka Jones nō Whanau a Apanui, Ngai Tahu
He maumaharatanga mō te tāne,
te matua me te tipuna ko Pax Nigel Jones.
E tō e te rā i waho o Mōtu i te pae raro o Whakaari
Pūmau ana tō heke i tō heke raro e hika e - e
Kore rawa koe te tatari noa ki te huringa muri e -
Engari mārō ana tō tū ki te poroporoaki mai e
Ki te Ao mārama, ki te Ao tangata, ki te Ao hurihuri
Tīahoaho ana te murara mai o tōu kanohi
Whakakoi ana koe i āu hoari hei aha e?
Tērā pea kei tua o te pae raro o Whakaari tāu e hiahia nei
Ahakoa a Ranginui i whakapekapeka i tō huarahi ki ngā taura kapua,
Kore rawa koe mō te tōmuri e
Pōhēhē ana koe ka whai atu au e,
I āu mahi māminga! Aha ha!
Taotū ana i a koe te pae raro o Whakaari
Kākari mai ana kōrua - riro atu ana koe i te pae raro Totohe ana koe ki te haere i tāu haere, ā, toromi ana koe
Nanati ana te wheke a Tangaroa i to kakī -
Whakatahataha ana tō haere, whakatahataha ana ō mōata
I muri tonu mai i tō whakaahuatanga
i a koe i runga i te kare o te wai o te Moananui a Kiwa
Pīata ana te moana i a koe,
Engari kua tīmata kē a Hineahiahi ki te toha i tōna huru
Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā!
Mokemoke ana te tū a Whakaari i waho o te moana Anō he whenua mahue Ko te kare anake o te ia o te moana,
E papaki kau ana i te akau e rongona atu ana
Rere pōpoto noa, te rere a te kawau i runga i ngā wai pōpokorua
He kai rā mā taku noho puku e
E tō e te rā, e moe e te rā i tekau ma rua e
Hei tō hokinga mai Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea!