Waiat: Tōia Mai te Waka Nei

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.

Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy. 

May the cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Quee! Quee! Quee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!




Words and information about the song from here