Ki uta he urunga mō tōku ūpoko, Ki tai he tūranga mō ōku waewae.
Inland a pillow for my head and onthe shores a rest for my feet.
Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!
Ko te Upoko o Tahumatā te maunga Ko Ōkana te awa Ko Wairewa te roto Ko Uruao te waka Ko Wairewa te marae Ko Makō te whare tupuna Ko Te Rōpūake te whare kai Ko Kāti Irakehu, Kāti Makō ngā hapū Ko Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu ngā iwi