Whakarongo ake au

Whakarongo ake au ki te tangi a te manu
E rere i te rangi, e karanga ana mai
Tūī, tū`, tuia, tātou katoa

Ko te pīwaiwaka e porotaka ki te taha
Tīwaha ake ana tāna waha rekareka
Ki a mau ai tōu Māoritanga

Ki a mau ai
Ki a mau ai
Ki a mau ai tōu Māoritanga

English translation

I listen to the call of the bird
Flying in the sky, calling out
Tui, tui, let us all unite

The fantail flits to the side
Opening its cheerful mouth
So that your Māori identity may endure

So that it endures
So that it endures
So that your Māori identity endures