Pou Kapūa - the Pillar of Vision for Mankind:

From the very beginning was the Word,
The Creator was the Word,
The Creator, created all things in Heaven and Earth,
One of the sacred creations was the House of conceiving Mankind,
The spirit moved and touched with in POU KAPŪA.

Greetings POU KAPŪA let the whole World greet you,
You have indeed come from the origin of Mankind,
From the cosy haven emerged, out from the barrier of darkness imposed,
Out of the abode fashioned by the Renowned Tane-of-the-heavens,
On the sands at the Crimson Bowl where in the exalted-one-rejoiced,
In the Implanting of the Parenthood, sacred Implanting, heavenly Implanting in times remote,

Like the Stars, POU KAPŪA were you conceived,
Acquired the Recess-of-the-mined, the Recess-of-the-spirit,
You then strived, POU KAPŪA, strived for a Rauru of renown,
You POU KAPŪA, remained steadfast, on the narrow pathway to the wide World,
Then POU KAPŪA, you leaped forth in to the enduring world,

Well come POU KAPŪA be free, pure, and show your self,
Upon the threshold of your parents Rangi and Papa abode,
Bright is the morn at the gateway-of-the-heavens,
Bright is the morn at the Base-of-the-heavens,
Come POU KAPŪA grasp in your hand the Kit of Sacred knowledge,
Ancestral knowledge, and of Life knowledge,

POU KAPŪA, holdfast to the Parent Vine,
You are Uenuku, that appear at times to link the Heavens to the earth,
Embrace the Earth-mound-with-vitality-endowed,
Embracing the creation like the mirrored water of Hine-the-maid-of-the-smoothing-stone,

POU KAPŪA turn towards the rising sun,
Is screened off by Hine-the-maid-of-the-heavenly-mist and rests upon Hine-the-maid-with-golden-hair,
Maui hauls up Tiritiri-o-te-moana the land is sweet and moist,
All hearts rejoice with happiness,
Behold the land of the long white cloud. Aotearoa.

POU KAPŪA, you were here before the world was created,
You have appeared to Mankind in dreams,
At last POU KAPŪA your dreams to the World will be carved by the sacred adze by the descended from the Sacred House of Mankind,
The feathered cloak that kept you warm from the very beginning of time were the Children of the Sky Father and Mother Earth.

POU KAPŪA stand tall and embrace the World,
You are the Past, Present, and Future,
All hearts rejoice with happiness,
Tihei Winiwini,
Tihei Wanawana,
Tihei Mauri Ora,
POU KAPŪA.