Ataahua ataahua, he wera te kotiro, he pai ki te takaro ki te tiihi a te tangata, ka hoatu he pupuhi ki te aroha. He wheako, i roto i nga waahi katoa e kaha ana ki te mahi ira. Ko ia ano e werawera ana i te taenga mai o te tangata ki runga i tona uma. Kei te hiahia ahau he kotiro wera penei,
He kotiro pango tino ataahua, ahakoa mo tana iwi me te hanga iti. He pai ki te kite i te wa e pai ana te tokorua ki te taha o te wahine! Me pehea taku whakapono tonu he tokorua tuturu tenei, ehara i te ataata whakaari.