Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.
Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.
Whaka awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
E whai ka-ha ai ta-tou
Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.
Te whakahï a iwi
Mei kore ake nei
E kore te tangata
E ora tonu i runga
I tënei ao
Mä tö tätou mau tonu
Me te whakatü
I te kotahitanga
E tutuki ai ä tätou tohenga
Rangatira, te tika
Maungarongo
Whaka awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
E whai ka-ha ai ta-tou
Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.
Te whakahï a iwi
Mei kore ake nei
E kore te tangata
E ora tonu i runga
I tënei ao
Mä tö tätou mau tonu
Me te whakatü
I te kotahitanga
E tutuki ai ä tätou tohenga
Rangatira, te tika
Maungarongo
Whaka awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
E whai ka-ha ai ta-tou
Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.
(haka)
I runga i ngä ngutu tangata
Ngä rongotoa e
Nänä i toko te kohara
Te tangata pono
Te ihi, te wehi, te wana
He aurere e (Hi)
Whaka awe-awe-awe-e (Hi)
Whaka awe-awe-awe (Au-e)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Hi)
E whai ka-ha ai ta-tou (Hi)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe-e (Au-e)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe (Hi)
Mä te ko-tahi-tanga-a, (Au-e)
Whaka-awe-awe-awe.