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.
English translation
Swaying dance
A symbol of hometown affections
Returning home
To see your people
Gesturing
And laughing
Eyes dilate and tongues protrude
The excitement of your ancestors
To see yet again
Your beauty gleaming
Caressed by the wind
My tears are snatched away
Swaying dance
A symbol of hometown affections