1. Tomo mai e Tama ma ki roto
I nga ringa e tuwhera atu nei,
Ki nga morehu o te Kiwi e,
Ki nga Tama Toa o tenei riri nui.
Chorus:
Hoki mai, hoki mai ki te wa kainga,
Kua tutuki te tumanako,
Kei te kapakapa mai te Haki, te Haki
O Ingarangi i runga Tiamana e.
2. Hoki ruarua mai e Tama ma
Ki nga iwi e tatari atu nei,
Kua mahue atu ra nga tini hoa
Ki runga whenua, iwi ke.
3. Na Te Moana ra ko te Wikitoria,
Hei whaka-maumahara-tanga e,
Ki o ratau tinana kei pamamao
Ki o ratau ingoa kei muri nei. 1. Enter boys into
these arms outstretched here
To the survivors of the Kiwi Army,
to the brave sons of this great war
Chorus
Come back, come back to the village life
Our wish has been fulfilled
as fluttering over there is the flag, the flag
of England over Germany.
2. You return fewer in number, boys,
to the people waiting for you.
You have left many friends
in foreign soil, among strange peoples.
3. The Victoria Cross won by Moana
was a reminder
of the bodies far away
and the memories with us still.