E tangi ana Koe
Hine, E Hine!
Kua ngenge ana koe

Hine, E Hine!
Kati to pouri ra
Noho i te Aroha

Te ngakau o te Matua
Hine, E Hine!


E Hari to moe moea
Hine, E Hine!
Marama ahua

Hine, E Hine!
I roto i to moenga
Mehemea he Marama

Ka tae mai te Reinga
Hine, E Hine!


[English translation:]

Plaintive all through the night -

Hine, E Hine!
Weeping till morning light -
Hine, E Hine!

From my care why try to leap
There is love for you
Mother's arms their strength will keep

Hine, E Hine!
See where there comes the morn
Hine, E Hine!

Long rays of early dawn
Hine, E Hine!
Shining to Reinga far

Where thy noble grandsires are
Nestle Aroha!
Hine, E Hine!