Kei roto koe i aku ringa, kī ana i te whakawhirinaki
Kei te iti rawa tonu mō ngā taumahatanga o tēnei ao
Kati ngā tatau, me tatari te pōuri
Engari kua mōhio kē au kāore e pērā tonu ana.
Ā, kei mau tonu koe i roto i ōku ringa
Engari ki waho, kei te tatari te ao katoa ki a koe.
Ko wai ka tiaki i a koe i ēnei wā uaua?
Ina rongo koe i te kore mana me te hē
Engari whakarongo, e taku tamaiti:
Ehara i te mana, engari i te ngoikore
Ka taea e koe te kimi i te kī mō tēnei wā?
Ehara i te hunga kaha e whakarerekē ana i tēnei ao
Engari ko te hunga e okioki ana i roto i te ngoikore i ngā ringa o te Kaihanga
Ahakoa kua roa au e tū ana i runga i ōku ake waewae
Kei te rongo au pēnei ki a koe, kāore he āwhina, he iti rawa.
Kei te kite au i te mamae o tō tātou wā, ā, e tū ana au
Mā te whakawhirinaki anake i waenganui i te āwhā
Nō te mea ehara i te kaha, engari i te ngoikore.
Kua rite rānei te kī mō tēnei wā?
Ehara i te hunga kaha e whakarerekē ana i tēnei ao
Engari ko te hunga e tū ana i te ngoikore i te aro o te āwhā
Ā, kāore ngā tāne kaha katoa e taea te mahi i tētahi mea.
Ka whakataa tātou i roto i ngā ringa o te Kaihanga me te whakawhirinaki
Ka whakataa tātou me te whakawhirinaki i roto i ngā ringa o te Kaihanga