1 Anō te ātaahua o ōu waewae i roto i ōu hū,

e te tamāhine a te rangatira!

Ko ngā hononga o ōu hūhā, koia anō kei o ngā peara,

he mea hanga nā ngā ringa o te kaimahi mōhio.

2 Ko tōu pito, koia anō kei te oko porotaka,

kīhai i hapa i te wāina whakaranu;

ko tōu kōpū, ānō he pūranga wīti

kua oti te karapoti ki ngā rengarenga.

3 Nō ōu ū e rua, ānō ko ngā kūao e rua,

he māhanga nā te anaterope.

4 Ko tōu kakī ānō he pourewa rei.

Ko ōu kanohi, ānō ko ngā roto wai i Hehepona,

i te Kūwaha o Peterapimi.

Ko tōu ihu, ānō ko te Pourewa o Repanōna,

e titiro atu nei ki Ramahiku.

5 Ko tōu māhunga, i runga i a koe rite tonu ki Karamere,

ā, ko te makawe o tōu māhunga, ki te pāpura;

e mau herehere ana te kīngi i roto i ōna uru.

6 Anō te ātaahua, anō te pai ōu,

e te mea e arohaina ana, āhuareka tonu!

7 Rite tonu koe ki te nīkau i a koe e tū nei,

ā, ko ōu ū ki ngā tautau karepe.

8 I mea ahau, "Ka pikitia e ahau te nīkau,

ka hopukia atu e ahau ōna manga."

Kia rite ōu ū ki ngā tautau o te wāina,

te kakara o tōu hā ki te āporo;

9 ā, ko tōu māngai kia rite ki te wāina tino pai

e mania nei tāna heke mā tāku e aroha nei,

e rere ana nā ngā ngutu o te hunga e moe ana.

10 Kei tāku e aroha nei ahau;

ko ahau anō tāna e hiahia ai.

11 Haere mai, e tāku e aroha nei,

tāua ka haere ki te pārae,

ka moe tāua ki ngā pā ririki.

12 Kia moata tō tāua maranga ki ngā māra wāina;

kia kite ai, e tupu ana rānei te wāina,

kua puta rānei te karepe hou,

e kōpuku ana rānei ngā pamekaranete.

Ko reira hoatu ai e ahau tōku aroha ki a koe.

13 Kei te patu te kakara o ngā manitareki,

kei ō tāua kūwaha anō ngā momo hua papai katoa,

ngā mea hou, ngā mea tawhito,

he mea rongoā nāku māu, e tāku e aroha nei.