Arara te manu whakarongo tipuna, te manu nei a te korora
Korora-a-uta, korora-a-tai
Kowhetewhete mai o ngutu
Nau na Tane, naku na Tane
Hui e taiki e

Listen attentively for it is the bird that converses with our ancestors
This bird the blue penguin
The land blue penguin, the sea blue penguin
Your lips are murmuring to us
You are of Tane and we are of Tane
Bind us together
Let it be so!

(By Laurie Porima)