Na Tane i piki ake ki te Toiahurewa
Ki te tiki i nga kete o te maatauranga
Ko te kete Tuauri
Ko te kete Tuatea
Ko te kete Aronui
Katahi ka hora ki te Ao kikokiko
Ki te Ao hurihuri o tatau tipuna
Ka hao te taura herenga tangata
o te wananga o Aotearoa
Tane-nui-a-rangi climbed the 12 overworlds
to get the 3 baskets of knowledge
kete Tuauri (things petaning to Rangi and Papa)
kete Tuatea (balance of life)
kete Aronui (Arts)
Bring it to the material world which changes every day
Pull in the rope that binds us to Wananga o Aotearoa
