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Utaina

Utaina mai ngā waka 
Ngā waka o te motu
Tōia mai rā ki uta
Ki te takoto ranga.
Hiki nuku, hiki e
Hiki rangi, rangi e
Tēnā, tēnā rā
koutou katoa.

English translation​

Pull in the canoes
The canoes of the land
Drag them ashore
To rest on the strand
Pull down, pull down
Pull up, up high
Acknowledgments,
To all of you.