| Tihe Mauri Ora | (From a sneeze the living spirit awakens) |
| He mihi maioha tenei ki a tatou katoa | (Warm and sincere greetings to us all) |
| Ko Waaka Vercoe toku ingoa | (My name is Waaka Vercoe) |
| Ko Waaka no toku taha Maori | (Waaka from my Maori side) |
| Ko Vercoe no toku taha Cornish | (Vercoe from my Cornish side) |
| He whakahihi au ki a raua tahi | (I am very proud of both sides) |
| Ka nui toku aroha ki a tatou katoa | (I proffer a great love to us all) |
| Ko ahau to tatou kaumatua | (I am honoured to be our group's elder) |
| He pononga noa ahau | (I am your humble servant) |
| Koia nei aku korero poto noa | (Here is my brief speech) |
| Na Wiremu Taoruru te korero | (William Shakespeare wrote) |
| "Pena he puoro te kai a te aroha | ("If music be the food of love) |
| Whakatangi tonu tia" | (Play on") |
| Koia ra | (So be it) |
| He uri hoki ahau na Hinemoa | (For I am a descendant of Hinemoa) |
| Ko ia tera i kau ra ki Mokoia | (She who swam across to Mokoia) |
| Ki tona tau ki a Tutanekai | (To her beloved Tutanekai) |
| Nana te puoro e rangona atu ra e ia | (For he played music for her to hear) |
| "Te kai a te aroha" | ("The food of love") |
| Kia ora tatou katoa | (Greetings to us all) |
(Delivered by our Kaumatua, Waaka Vercoe on 20 January 2010 at the IRMT conference in Hamilton)
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