Matariki E Ara E

Matariki

Matariki

E ara e…

Te mātahi o te tau

Te kohinga whetū i te uma o Ranginui

E pīataata mai ana

Whakaataata i te rangi

He tohu ana 

I te tau hou Māori e

Ko Tupuanuku

Ko Tupuarangi

Ko Waitī, Waitā

Waipuna a rangi, Ururangi e

Ko Pōhutukawa e, 

Ko Hiwa-i-terangi e

(repeat 1st verse)

Matariki, 

Matariki

Rise

First month of the Mãori year 

The collection of stars In the chest of Ranginui

Shining bright 

Reflecting in the sky 

Indicating the Mãori New Year

Tupuānuku 

Tupuārangi 

Waiti, Waitā 

Waipuna ā rangi Ururangi e

Põhutukawa

Hiwaiterangi