Tena koutou i o koutou tini mate Hoki atu ki te Kaihanga Ki te karanga o Hinenuiitepo Ki te po nui Ki te po roa Ki te po kahore he otinga Ko te tatau o te po i mua i a koe Hoki atu ki te kaitiaki o te po No reira, haere, haere, haere
Greetings to your many dead Return to the Creator To the call of Hinenuiitepo To the large night To the long night To the night without end The doorway of the night is before you Return to the guardian of the night Therefore, farewell, farewell, farewell