He aha kei te mata o te ārero

E wheowheo nei te kiri e

E whakaihi ana i taku wairua

Pupuri ai ki te ake

Kei taku reo whakahiamō e

E kore koe e tukua ki te mate ā moa

Kōrerotia ai koe e ora tonu ai

I ngā wā katoa

(Kōrerotia te reo, hi auē, Hi!)