Te kaha ho uta, ho taitai, ha Tangaroa

Bring people on board, strike out and feel the breath of Tangaroa

Te kaha matikuru, na matikara, na taiharuru, na tai ngatoro

The bright glowing fingers of fish hooks, of roaring tides of endless tides

Whakanga, kia hura i te wiwi, kia hura I te wawa

Rest as you float from on high

To mata i titro, to mata ka rarapa, ka rarapa ki te puta o nga ha

Your brow searching, searching until you smell the headland

Ko nga ha i te puru, ko nga ha i waro, ko nga ha i te ruakina

The deafening tides, the abyssal tides that wrench the bowels

Huhu taku muka, huhu taku Ariki

Make bare my soul, confront my Gods

Ko te kaha na wiwi, ko te kaha na wawa

Forge ahead safely to those places far and wide

Uhi wero tau mai te mauri

Lay down the challenge, protect the life force

Haumi e hui e taiki e

Forward, onwards, advance as one​​​​​​​