Ka Tākina I te Kawa

Māori
Oi ka tākina I te kawa

Ko te kawa nui
Ko te kawa roa
Ko te kawa tapu
Ko te kawa tua ngāhuru mā whā
Ko te kawa waerea
Ko te kawa hohou
Ki ā Papatūānuku
Ki ā Papa-Ahurewa
Ki a Papa-i-te-aro-mea
Tū ai te kawa
Owhia te kawa
Kia Tū rau ki te pūkenga tapu i hau noa mai i Hawaiki

Eke panuku, eke Tangaroa
Whano, whano
Haramai te toki
Haumi e, hui e
Taiki e!!

English
I commence to settle a foundation

A great one
A continuous one
A sacred one
I draw forward the covenant fourteen
The ritusal of lcearing
The ritual of refreshing
The purity of Mother Earth
She the eternal shrine
She, the most creative
Bind this covenant
Awaken this covenant
That one may be one hundred
The supreme spirit of Hawaiki

Move forward with intention
Draw together - surge forward
As I draw my sacred adze
By my power I gather you all
Arise, for it has been accomplished!