Tangi ke, tangi ke, tangi ke

He uri tēnei nō ngā Kūki ‘Āirani

Ko Mangaia tōku moutere

Ko Ngāriki te iwi

Ko Ivirua me Tamarua ngā ‘oire

Ko Rouvi te ingoa whānau

Ko Aotearoa te whenua kua whāngaihia au i te roanga o tōku oranga

He kohinga whakaaro tēnei e hāngai ana ki taku ao rangahau.

Nau mai, haere mai, pānui mai.