matariki i te pō
tihāngaia i te pō
he tauira i te pō
i nā rā, e ara, matariki e
matariki i te pō
tīaho mai i te pō
te karere o te ao
haehae mai rā i te pō
e ōkiōki ana
matariki ki te whenua
matariki i te ao, matariki i te ao
te kanapu i te ao, te kanapu i te ao
te kaiora o hauhake, kaiora o hauhake
karanga o hōtokē, karanga o hōtoke
e ataata ana
matariki e arā
auē
tipuānuku, tipuārangi, waitā, waitī, waipunārangi
ko ururangi, ko matariki, ko pōhutukawa, ko hiwa-i-te-rangi e
ngā whetū o te rangi ko matariki
matariki i te pō, matariki i te pō
matariki i te ao, matariki i te ao
he hokinga mahara, he hokinga mahara
hei anga whakamua, hei anga whakamua
he oranga wairua
ko matariki e ara
tipuānuku, tipuārangi, waitā, waitī, waipunārangi
ko ururangi, ko matariki, ko pōhutukawa, ko hiwa-i-te-rangi e
ngā whetū o te rangi ko matariki
auē ko matariki auē matariki e
ko matariki auē matariki e
ko matariki auē matariki e
ko matariki auē ko matariki auē matariki e
ngā whetū o te rangi ko matariki x2