Tabekan te iango
E karekea te reitaki te tangira
Kakoraoan nee mai irou
Am karo te ika bwara
Koron miin te birita
Iaon abam neiko
Ngke ko mena n am tabo
I teora i Maiana
Tia reitaki n tii teutana
N te tangira
Chorus
Rairaki tanimai ngkoe Nei Tebota
Okira am tangira
Bita nanom imwiina
Irouia am koraki nako
Are katekebuakako te iango nako
Tina uaia n bwaina
Abara te tangira
Man reitia man tomaia
Ngai ma ngkoe nee
Okirai Nei nanou
Are i tangiria
Mwanangau nte motor n kaea
Aban Nei nanou
Boborau imarenan Tarawa ma Maiana
Mwaneai tauai bwa Nna reitia
Ma ngkoe neiko
Ike e a nako te berita
Ma te tangira
Imarenau ma ngkoe
Nei nanou
Te mauri ao te raoi
Iaora ni bane
Ai ribuakara nanon Tiiman
Nei Kuuma
Are I kukukung man riribai
E aki tangiria natiu
Natin tariu
Are kona mwaneia man tobwaia
Ni kawakiniira
E a tang nanona tiaki ana utu ataei
Mena iroura tinara
Bwa ti tangiriko
Chorus