kōhimuhimu mai he rangirangi pūngāwerewere
waiatatia he oriori parirau karoro
kōrerotia mai he pūrākau ā Rangi ā Nuku
kia pai ai tāku moe i rō anga pāua
| a | about |
| ā | amen |
| e | et in saecula |
| i | in saecula |
| o | omnes |
| ō | Osaka |
| u | flute |
| ū | food |
| kōhimuhimu | whisper |
| mai | this way |
| he | a |
| rangirangi | annoy, vex (probably spin in this case) |
| pūngāwerewere | spider |
| waiata | sing |
| oriori | lullaby |
| parirau | wing |
| kororo | seagull |
| kōrero | tell |
| pūrākau | myth |
| ā | of |
| Rangi ā Nuku | gods' names (ā also means "and") |
| kia pai ai | haven't figured this out... |
| tāku | mine |
| moe | sleep |
| i | in |
| rō | inside |
| anga | shell |
| pāua | pāua |