Pö atarau
E moea iho nei
E haere ana
Koe ki pämamao
Haere rä
Ka hoki mai anö
Ki i te tau
E tangi atu nei
(Literal Translation
On a moonlit night
I see in a dream
You going away
To a distant land
Farewell,
But return again
To your loved one,
Weeping here)
Now is the hour
When we must say goodbye
Soon you'll be sailing
Far across the sea
While you're away
O please remember me
When you return
You'll find me waiting here
E moea iho nei
E haere ana
Koe ki pämamao
Haere rä
Ka hoki mai anö
Ki i te tau
E tangi atu nei
(Literal Translation
On a moonlit night
I see in a dream
You going away
To a distant land
Farewell,
But return again
To your loved one,
Weeping here)
Now is the hour
When we must say goodbye
Soon you'll be sailing
Far across the sea
While you're away
O please remember me
When you return
You'll find me waiting here