An in-balance of power You have awakened a monster Under the veil of innocence A violation of land and time Wrath falls on the hour It has come to devour The beast delivering your penance A restitution for savage crimes Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha Taniwha Kāore he tauritenga o te hautūtanga Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha He nui tō tango, he whakamā Ka tiakina mātou e te Taniwha I murua ngā whenua i a mātou Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha Taniwha Down beneath the river bed A single eye awakes Angered by the disrespect Of those who only take Never heeding warnings An invader far too proud So arrogant beneath the shadow Of the long white cloud Rising from the river bed It moves without a sound Now you die beneath the shadow Of the long white cloud I hangaia e koutou ki runga whenua muru (Stolen land) Nō koutou tēnei whenua? Me hoki atu (We demand) Engari i tāhaetia kotahi rau tau ki muri (From the past) Kāore koe e mōhio ki ngā tukunga iho Claiming land but you never learn That paper deeds will always burn In the eye of the spiral A balance will be reborn By teeth of the Taniwha Or strike of the taiaha All that's built on your theft and lies Must fall and fade in turn Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi (You have awakened a monster) Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha (Wrath falls on the hour) Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga (A violation of land and time) Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha Taniwha