Leader
                                      KA MATE! KA MATE!

                              We're going to die! We're going to die!
                                             We were at war

                                              Chorus
                                     KA ORA, KA ORA!

                           We're going to live! We're going to live!
                                      But now there is peace.

                                              Leader
                             KA MATE! KA MATE!

                              We're going to die! We're going to die!

                                We thought we were all going to die

                                                 Chorus
                                   KA ORA, KA ORA!

                            We're going to live! We're going to live

                                            but now we are safe

                                        All together
       TENEI TE TANGATA PU'RU-HUR

                                        This is the man, so hairy
                           because our leader, so strong and mascu
                    NA' NEI TIKI MAI WHAKA-WHITI TE ...RA!

                           who fetched, and made shine the sun!
              has unified us and brought back the sunny days of peace.

                                 KA UPANE! KA UPANE!

                                    Together! All together ... !
                     We are all working in harmony, side by side,
                                   UPANE! KA UPANE!

                                    Together! All together ... !
                   moving in unison like the hairs on our chief's legs

                                         WHITI TE RA!
                                            To sun shines!
                        to prolong these sunny days of peace.

                                     HI !