Kei whea rā koe e te tau?
Mokemoke nei ahau
Hotu ana te ngākau
E kore e warewaretia
Tukuna atu koe kia rerea
Ki tua o te ārai
Noho ki te pō
Tiakina mai hei korowai
Whakairotia ahau ki tō aroha
Tiwhatiwha te pō, tiwhatiwha te ao
He hononga tangata e kore e motu
Hoki mai rā e taku huia kaimanawa
E hoki mai rā taku huia kaimanawa
Kei konei tonu ahau
E apakura ana mōu auē
E kore e warewaretia
Tukuna atu koe kia rerea
Ki tua o te ārai
Noho ki te pō
Tiakina mai hei korowai
Whakairotia ahau ki tō aroha
Tiwhatiwha te pō, tiwhatiwha te ao
He hononga tangata e kore e motu
E taku huia kaimanawa
E hoki mai rā auē
