E Papa

E Papa
E papa Waiari,
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata
E aue, e aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra (Maku e)
Maku e kaute, o hikoitanga
Maku e kaute, o hikoitanga
E aue, e aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra (E papa)

E papa Waiari,
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata
E aue, e aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra
E aue, e aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai ra
E hine hoki mai ra
E hine hoki mai ra
(E aue, e aue, e aue)

O Uncle Waiari,
All I've been doing
All I've been doing
Is shedding tears
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
I will count
Your footsteps
I will count
Your footsteps