Nā: Tāwhiro Maxwell rāua ko Te Okeroa Huriwaka; Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai 1987 Chord source
| G | A7 | G | A7 | D | A7 |
| Tōku reo, tōku | ohooho, | māpihi maure | a, whakakai | mārihi | |
| D | A7 | Bm7 | Bm7 |
| Nei rā te kaupapa | ko te reo māori | e | |
| G | D | A7 | A7 |
| He taonga tuku iho | nō ngā tīpu | na | |
| D | A7 | Bm7 | Bm7 |
| He pare kawakawa, | he mea hirahira | e | |
| G | A7 | G | A7 | D | A7 |
| Tōku reo, tōku | ohooho, | māpihi maure | a, whakakai | mārihi | |
| D | A7 | Bm7 | Bm7 |
| Kōrerotia te | reo i ngā wā ka | toa | |
| G | D | A7 | A7 |
| Kia kore e rite | ki te mo | a | |
| D | A7 | Bm7 | Bm7 |
| Mana tangata, | mana motuha | ke | |
| G | A7 | G | A7 | D | Bm7 |
| Tōku reo, tōku | ohooho, | māpihi maure | a, whakakai | marihi | |
| G | A7 | G | A7 | D |
| Tōku reo, tōku | ohooho, | māpihi maure | a, whakakai | marihi |
| My language is my awakening | |
| It is the object of my affection | |
| Here is the matter of the Māori language | |
| A treasure handed down from the ancestors | |
| It is the wreath that adorns my head | |
| It is a thing of greatest significance | |
| My language is my awakening | |
| It is the object of my affection | |
| Speak the language at all times | |
| So as not to be like the Moa (extinct) | |
| It's our right and sovereignty | |
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