[Verse 1]
I te ata hāpara, ka taka te kōrero
Kua hinga tō mātou kōhine, kāore i whakatūpato
I noho tonu te rongo ki runga i te tēpu
He kapua mangu kei roto i te whare
[Verse 2]
E tū ana ō ringa, kāore he kupu
Ka titiro mātou ki te kūaha, ki te wāhi koretake
Tō ata kata, tō kanohi māhana
Kei te mau tonu i roto i a mātou
[Pre-Chorus]
Aue, e hine, kua pakaru te ngākau
Ka karanga te whānau i tō ingoa
E kore e memeha te aroha
E kore e memeha, e kore e memeha
[Chorus]
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
I roto i te mamae
Ka mau tonu tō mārama
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
Kua riro koe i te rangi
Engari kei konei tonu tō aroha
[Verse 3]
I ngā rā iti, i ngā pō roa
Ka mau mātou ki ō whakaahua ki te ringa
He kōhine māhorahora, he ngākau hāneanea
Nōku koe, nō mātou koe, mō ake tonu atu
[Pre-Chorus]
Aue, e hine, kua pakaru te ngākau
Ka karanga te whānau i tō ingoa
E kore e memeha te aroha
E kore e memeha, e kore e memeha
[Chorus]
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
I roto i te mamae
Ka mau tonu tō mārama
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
Kua riro koe i te rangi
Engari kei konei tonu tō aroha
[Bridge]
Mā te roimata e horoi
Mā te mahara e pupuri
Ka tū te whānau, ka tū tahi
I raro i te rangi kotahi
[Final Chorus]
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
I roto i te mamae
Ka mau tonu tō mārama
Aroha kore mutunga
Aroha kore mutunga
Kua riro koe i te rangi
Engari kei konei tonu tō aroha