Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua Ka hopungia e maha nga upoko Ka hopungia e maha taurekareka E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga
Anei rā Te uhi o Mataora Pai tuarā Te kokongapere Nga rape Te kitemaimairu Tatua taua Nga tā moko puhoro Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga
He pakanga nunui mo te whakautu Tae mai nga tūpuna mo te whakaāwhina Kia mau nga Tohunga mo te whakakarakia E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga
Anei rā Te uhi o Mataora Pai tuarā Te kokongapere Nga rape Te kitemaimairu Tatua taua Nga tā moko puhoro Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga
A Tūmatauenga A Tūmatauenga A Tūmatauenga A Tūmatauenga Mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga Mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga Mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga Mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga
Whakatangi o nga pū, whakapatu nga taiaha Te kikokiko rekareka ō aku hoariri Nga umu whakakīa tātau kōpū ki te utu E mahi nga mahi a Tūmatauenga
Anei rā Te uhi o Mataora Pai tuarā Te kokongapere Nga rape Te kitemaimairu Tatua taua Nga tā moko puhoro Anei nga tohu a Tūmatauenga
Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua Waewae tapu takahi te ara taua
[English translation:]
A war party, a war party!
Footsteps pound the sacred warpath Many heads are sought Many slaves are sought This is the work of Tūmatauenga
Behold The chisel of Mataora The strong back The base of the spine The buttock spirals The thigh The war belt The tattooed bodies of warriors These are the omens of war
A mighty battle to avenge us Our ancestors gather to assist us Our priests prepare the incantations This is the work of Tūmatauenga
Behold The chisel of Mataora The strong back The base of the spine The buttock spirals The thigh The war belt The tattooed bodies of warriors These are the omens of war
Of Tūmatauenga Of Tūmatauenga Of Tūmatauenga Of Tūmatauenga This is the work of Tūmatauenga This is the work of Tūmatauenga This is the work of Tūmatauenga This is the work of Tūmatauenga
The cry of guns, the blows of the taiaha The sweet flesh of our enemies The ovens fill our bellies with revenge This is the work of Tūmatauenga
Behold The chisel of Mataora The strong back The base of the spine The buttock spirals The thigh The war belt The tattooed bodies of warriors These are the omens of war
Footsteps pound the sacred warpath Footsteps pound the sacred warpath Footsteps pound the sacred warpath Footsteps pound the sacred warpath