And now we
Are on the way
Home is left behind
A leap in the dark
Embraced by waves
And framed by stars
Southerly
land to find
May Kupes spirit guide
Our way on oceans wide
The thoughts are flying
So far away from home
The whales are
breathing memories of
The navigators tale
The wind is leading
Us on our strenuous way
The waka is gliding proud and
splendid
On uncertain trail
May Kupes spirit guide
Our way on oceans wide
[Chorus:]
Distant land of
dreams
Cloud-capped slopes bear silver streams
Birds so fair
Stir the air
Where tall trees gently sway
Land where
ancients roam
Longing for your pleasant home
So, on and on!
Rehua is brightning our way
Through heavy storm and icy
water
We keep our course - down south