Āe, kua roa rawa nei He noho moho ao tēnei Hei tūangi ka whererei Kia mauri tau e mōhio kau Te putanga i konei He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearea Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Kia tū rakinga e Ngā ture nei Ka rapa te pō Tirohia rā Kia horo koe kia tere runga raro kei tihi kē Tū takawiri E tawa ai tō mauri wairua ngāwari Pōkaia tāu i pai ai rawa ki tō kete Ōku rā atamai te ara ka kite Hikitia rā ngā rangi tūhāhā Ko te hiringa o te mahara Ka rapa te pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearеa Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Takahia te ture Ka wani kē Nā Kai roto tonu i a koe He kura pounamu Whanake rā ki tua Pōhewatia He pohe ao ka nunuku Taunahatia kia ika Whakamaua kia tūturu Kei roto tonu i te pō Tēnā e kō e hau ai ō rongo He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia te ara mōrearea Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Takahia te ture e te pō Te pō! Te pō!