Waikato, auee, teenei ahau too mokopuna
Kia purea mai anoo e ngoou waiaroha
Tooku awa koiora me ngoou pikonga
He kura tangihia o te maataamuri e rere Waikato ē,
Tooku whaea
Waikato ko koe hei manawa moo
Toou iwi e kore e wehea koe he mauri tuutahi ee
Waikato horopounamu auee waikato toimaha rau e rere ee,
Tooku whaea ee, tooku tupuna - auee toou mana
Te awa e rere iho nei he wai oranga kaumaatua ake maatou i ngoou
Wai manaaki E rere, e kato koe aake ake, tooku Waikato
