Hoki ake au ki tōku tūrangawaewae, ki Te Tairāwhiti.
Tū ake au ki runga i tōku maunga rongonui, arā, ēhara tōku maunga i te maunga nekeneke, he maunga tū tonu a maunga Hikurangi, kia pūrea e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea.
Titiro whakararo ki ngā wairiporipo o tōku awa o Waiapu. Kite ai i ngā hoea o tōku hapū a Te Aitanga-ā-Hauiti e hoe ana i tōku waka o Horouta ki tōku marae o Puketawai.
Mā reira ka taea te kite i tōku iwi a Ngāti Porou e mahi ngāhau ana. Kātahi ka huri tōku aro ki ngā wai o tōku moana a Kaiaua e aki kau ana.
Tēnei he uri nō Te Urunga mai o te rā, Nō Porouāriki tangata, nō Porouāriki tipuna e mihi nei.

Mererangi Moore