Karekau he mea hei tapiri, ko tana ataata noa e pai ana ahau ki roto i taku tarau. E mohio ana ia ki ana mahi, a he pai tana mahi.
He tino harikoa te kotiro i te wa i oho ai tana hoa, ka mirimiri i tana putea me tana labia. I muri i tera, ka harikoa ia ki te tango i a ia ano, ka peke i runga i tana tikaokao.
He kanohi a Papa ka mataku koe i te reinga. Na kua wera te kaihe a taku tamahine i tana werohanga. Ma te marama, ko te ngote i tana tiu te mea pai mo te pipi.
He tino horihori ahau.
He tokorua pai, he wahine pai.
♪ maka ki ahau to ratou nama ♪
e pai ana ahau ki tera
He tino nui nga kotiro.
E hiahia ana ahau ki te takoto
Ko nga ataata e pa ana
HE AHA TANA WAIRANGI E purei ana?