Tarakihi
E, pakia kia rite
E, ko te rite kia rite
E, takahia kia ngawari
E, torona kei waho
Hoki mai
E whakarongo ai au
Ki te tangi mai
A te manu nei,
A te tarakihi,
I te weheruatanga
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!
Tarakihi
Hey, slap to be even
Hey, to be even is to be even
Hey, step gently
Hey, turn outside
Come back
I listen
To the cry
Of this bird,
Of the tarakihi,
In the loneliness
of the night
Tara ra-ta kita kita
Tara ra-ta kita kita
Tremble of the earth, sway, sway
Tremble of the earth, sway, sway
Follow behind
Bend down
Hey! Hey! Ha!