E tangi ana Koe?
Hine, E Hine!?
Kua ngenge ana koe?
Hine, E Hine!?
Kati to pouri ra?
Noho i te Aroha?
Te ngakau o te Matua?
Hine, E Hine!?
E Hari to moe moea?
Hine, E Hine!?
Marama ahua?
Hine, E Hine!?
I roto i to moenga?
Mehemea he Marama?
Ka tae mai te Reinga?
Hine, E Hine!
English translation:
Plaintive all through the night -?
Hine, E Hine!?
Weeping till morning light -?
Hine, E Hine!?
From my care why try to leap?
There is love for you?
Mother's arms their strength will keep?
Hine, E Hine!?
?br> See where there comes the morn?
Hine, E Hine!?
Long rays of early dawn?
Hine, E Hine!?
Shining to Reinga far?
Where thy noble grandsires are?
Nestle Aroha!?
Hine, E Hine!
