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)