Toia mai te waka

Tōia mai te waka nei
Kūmea mai te waka nei
Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai
Tiriti te mana motuhake

Te tangi a te manu e
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa
Kūi! Kūi! Kūi!
Whitiwhiti ora!
Hui e, tāiki e.

English translation

Drag this canoe
Haul this canoe
To the resting place where it lies
Assert the sovereignty
The call of the bird
The shining dotterel
Shriek! Shriek! Shriek!
Spread vitality!
Gather together, gather tightly.

Full Haka

Kume kumea tōtoi..
e te kōkōma e te kōkōmako 
ko te hautapu he rite ki te kai nā Matariki pakia, 
tapareireia koia tapa, tapa konunua koia rā Tukua hī aue hī! 
Ko te iwi Māori e ngunguru nei hi au, au, aue hā! 
Ko te reo rangatira e ngunguru nei hi au, au, aue hā! 
I a ha ha
Ka tū te ihiihi ka tū te wanawana ki runga i te rangi e
tū iho nei, tū iho nei, kume kumea tōtoia hī!