Whiti kau ana koe hei te po,
Tiramarama mai ana koe,
Ataahua hoki koe,
Tumeke ana tau rama,
E noho ana koe ki te ngahere,
Noho ana koe ki tau tokoriro,
Nau te po.
He Taniwha Mataku ka noho ki te awa
ka noho piri ana me tona wahine a rawa
Nau i te po tiramarama ki mua i ahau
Ko te tuna hiko ka korekore tona hiko Pau
Ara he tuna hiko e whakamate ana i nga ika i nga wa katoa
He tuna hiko ae he pai tona ahua
He tuna e whakamataku ana i nga tangata
Aha koa o mahi ka whakamate tetahi mea
ka kore ia e wareware tia .
