Hutia te Rito

Hutia te rito o te harakeke

Kei hea te ko-mako e ko

Ki mai ki ahau

He aha te me-a nui

te mea nui o tēnei ao

Maku e kii atu kia koe

He tangata, he tangata

If you remove the heart

Of the flax bush

From where will the Bellbird sing?

If you say to me

What is the most important thing

In this world

I will reply to you

It is people, it is people,

It is people!