Ngā waka e whitu e tau nei
Hoea, hoea rā
Tainui, Te Arawa, Mataatua
Hoea, hoea rā

Kurahaupō, Tokomaru, Takitimu
Me Aotea rā
Ngā waka ēnei i hoea mai
E ō tātou tūpuna

The seven canoes
Before us
Row, row, row
Tainui, Te Arawa
Mataatua
Row, row, row
Takitimu, Tokomaru
Kurahaupo
And Aotea too
These are the seven canoes
Our ancestors
Rowed forth in