He aha rā te ao e hora nei
Ka kore noa ahau i a koe
Nā te aha rā koe i moumou atu ai
Ko te kura
Ko te kura koti whero
He onekura toto te whakangarotanga
Ki te riu o te whenua

I tau ai taku mauri
I tau ai taku ngākau
Ka rongo ahau i te aroha
Ka kite ahau i te ahi kai pō

Taukapo mai taku hinātore
Taukapo mai i te pōkerekere
I te pōuriuri
Taku hinātore

I tau ai taku mauri
I tau ai taku ngākau
Ka rongo ahau i te aroha
Ka kite ahau i te ahi kai pō

Ka hika taku ahi
Ki a koe rā kautetetū
Ka hika taku ahi
He ahi kā
E mahana i taku kiri māeke

He ahi i tāmō
He ahi e kore e mātao

What is this world that I face?
I would be nothing without you
Why was your life wasted in this battle?
The sea of red coats
The land stained with blood
Lost you are to the pits of the earth

My peace is found
My heart is still
I feel your presence
As the fire burns away the darkness

Shine my beacon
Shine through the despair
Shine through the darkest of nights
My beacon

My peace is found
My heart is still
I feel your presence
As the fire burns away the darkness

My fire is sparked
By Kautetetū
My fire is sparked
Its heat is intense
My cold skin will be warmed
My quivering body will be warmed

An enduring fire
A fire that will never be extinguished