Lyrics

Verse 1: Āe, kua roa rawa nei He noho moho ao tēnei Hei tūangi ka whererei Kia mauri tau e mōhio kau te putanga i konei Chorus 1: He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearea Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Kia tū rakinga e Ngā ture nei, ka rapa te pō Verse 2: Tirohia rā Kia horo koe kia tere runga raro kei tihi kē Tū takawiri e tawa ai tō mauri wairua ngāwari Pōkaia tāu i pai ai rawa ki tō kete Ōku rā atamai te ara ka kite Hikitia rā ngā rangi tūhāhā Ko te hiringa o te mahara Chorus 2: Ka rapa te pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearеa Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Takahia te ture, ka wani kē Bridgе: Nā, kai roto tonu i a koe He kura pounamu, whanake rā ki tua Pōhewatia, he pohe ao ka nunuku Taunahatia kia ika, whakamaua kia tūturu Kei roto tonu i te pō, tēnā e kō e hau ai ō rongo Chorus 3: He pō ka ao kua mao ki tai He aha tāu e hono kuku ai? Mānawatia mai rā te ara mōrearea Kia kauria te ara rau ki takipaina mai ahau Takahia te ture e te pō (Oh ao te pō!) Final: Whoa! Te pō!