Kaua e hāparangi i a ia, kaua e oati, te matau—

Ahau e kore e hoatu e koe ki tetahi -
kei rite i runga i to tatou ra marena muhumuhu,
hongi, snuggle ofi,
i te po ka rite ki te ora i te wehewehe i roto i te hawhe.

Ahau e kore e hoatu e koe ki tetahi –
to tatou tamahine e plop ki toku urunga,
angry e toku linnets
rere ana ratou i raro i ona paparinga.

Te oraraa i te tahi taime te tuku ki te reinga,
engari, ka tiki e ahau i te mate –
he kupu e pupuri i ahau i mate, -
... E kore ahau e hoatu ki a koe te tangata...

Ka waiho e ahau hari, kahore he mea he aha,
Me te rite e ora i ahau e kore te whiua, kihai i pakaru te,
Me te rite e mamae hoki, ko te uaua e kore ko i nga wa,
Raruraru mea he rite te maunga tiketike...

Ahau e kore e hoatu ki runga, a ka piki ki runga i to ratou,
Au e ahau te kaha-tohe, ano he kaha puna,
Ka taea e ahau anake te wātea hoki te taime, karanga,
Otiia e kore koe e tatari mai ki ahau i te roimata koe slush...

Ka taea e koe te kore e tukua kino whakaaro ki tou wairua,
Ka whakangaromia ratou ki a koe i te whenua,
Smile te ra, ka titaria i te kino i te kapua,
Ahau te haere mai te reira anake i roto i te whakarau taku-lucky...

kaua e hāparangi i ia—e kore e hāparangi.
ara, ki te kua ia cruelly pohehe.
te motu i roto i te ngakau, na e kore e whakaora i te tākuta,
i o koutou hoa, me te ware tawai.
kaua e pouri tou riri ki te tangata ke,

hoha koe i te kaha, he aitua.
koutou i muri katoa i te riri tona patu i te aroha,
tata i te taime o te mate poroporoaki.
katoa ia mo koutou, ara te wairua-ka,
me te i roto i te whakautu ki te fariiraa i te tawai o te meapango.
me e hiahia ana koe ki te haere i runga i meni,
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ko te aro ki nga wa, me te i roto i te whakaaro—me te hiahia ana koe ki te ranei?
kaua e hāparangi i a ia, kaua e oati, te matau—
i muri i te katoa, ko reira māmā ake ki te whakangaro i te tahi atu i te ki te hanga.
ki te koe i te haurangi, noa hoatu ki a ia he tauahi—
ko koe anake te rua o a koutou i roto i te ora, ka taea ki te ora.