Ka pīoioi

Ka pīoioi e tohu aroha haukāinga
E hoki mai rā
Kia kite atu i tō iwi e.
E rotarota ana
E katakata ana mai rā.

Pūkana whētero mai
I te ihi ā ō mātua.


Kia kite atu ano
I tō ataahua ai kanapa
Pupuhi ai e te hau
Kapohia āku roimata.

Ka pīoioi he tohu aroha haukāinga

This swaying dance shows the love of your home-town people.

You've come back home, to see your people.  There is gesturing and laughing with joy at your return,

Eyes popping and tongues thrusting from the energy of those performing.

I see again your beauty gleaming there caressed by the wind, and my tears are snatched away.

This fluttering dance shows your home-town people's love.