Waiata

Takoto ana au  Ki te mo-enga hurihuri. Tu ake au Titiro ki te atarau. Kei runga ra, Te marama e whiti ana Kei hea a Rona Kei runga ra. Piri ki te taha, Piri ki te ngai-o. Aue, au...e,  Rona e Au - e,

I'm lying in my darkened bedroom and after a while get up to look at the moonlight. It's up there, the risen moon, and there's Rona in the middle holding the calabash, holding the ngaio tree. How sad for Rona! Alas, all alone!

Source: http://folksong.org.nz/rona/