Ehara i te mea
Nō nāianei te aroha
Nō nga tūpuna
Tuku iho, tuku iho
Te whenua, te whenua
Te oranga o te iwi
Nō nga tūpuna
Tuku iho, tuku iho
Whakapono, tumanako
Te aroha te aroha;
Nō nga tūpuna
Tuku iho, tuku iho.
Love is not
A thing of modern times
It comes from the ancestors
Passed down through time
A thing of modern times
It comes from the ancestors
Passed down through time
The land, the land
Is the source of life for the people
It comes from the ancestors
Passed down through time
Faith and hope
Is the source of life for the people
It comes from the ancestors
Passed down through time