E, pakia kia rite
E, ko te rite kia rite
E, takahia kia ngawari
E, torona kei waho
Hoki mai
whakarongo ai au
Ki te tangi mai
te manu nei,
te tarakihi,
I te [bad word] 
o te po
Tara ra-ta kita kita
Tara ra-ta kita kita
Wiri o papa, towene, towene
Wiri o papa, towene, towene
Hope whai-a-ke
Turi whatia
Ei! Ei! Ha!

Clap in unison,
in unison, in unison.
Stamp your feet smoothly
Hands outstretched
then back.
I listen
to the cry
of this flying creature
of the cicada
in the middle
of the night.
Tara ra ta ki ta ki ta (cicada noises)
Quivering rear end, whirring, whirring
Quivering rear end, whirring, whirring
Knees bent
hips swaying
Ei! Ei! Ha !