A tēnā whakarongo maira
Whakaruke a ōtāera
Kia tangi a te uu mere
Uu, uu, uu, uu mere
Kia kōhiti te marama
Kia ngā hoko te moana
Kia tāua i nāua
Ana, ana
Papatere,
tere i ne maa Papatere,
tere ta mama Papatere,
tere i araa
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakasasa le maira,
e takitakina Takere pahua,
e pukitukina Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera,
tāera ia
Whakaruke a te tōnga Hei, hei, hei
Te simi simi me te nōta Nōta!
Aua hiana te ki Hei, te rau e au e
Te rau e au e
Tāiti te toru e
Hei, te tāiti E te tairāwhiti rau e
Mata atua,
te arawa,
ta gitimu Toko marukura haupo tainui
Papatere,
tere i ne maa Papatere,
tere ta mama Papatere,
tere i araa
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakasasa le maira,
e takitakina Takere pahua,
e pukitukina Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera,
tāera ia
Whakaruke a ōtāera, tāera, tāera ia
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakasasa le maira,
e takitakina Takere pahua,
e pukitukina
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera,
tāera ia Whakaruke a ōtāera, tāera,
tāera ia
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera, tāera ia
Whakasasa le maira,
e takitakina Takere pahua,
e pukitukina
Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera,
tāera ia Whakaruke a ōtāera,
tāera,
tāera ia