Ngā Waka e Whitu
Ngā waka e whitu e tau nei
Hoea Hoea Rā
Tainui, Te Arawa, Mataatua
Hoea Hoea Rā
Takitimu, Tokomaru, Kurahaupo
me Aotea e
Ngā waka e whitu
I hoea nei
Hoea Hoea Rā
Translation
The seven canoes
Before us
Row, row, row
Tainui, Te Arawa
Mataatua
Row, row, row
Takitimu, Tokomaru
Kurahaupo
And Aotea too
These are the seven canoes
that were rowed forth in