E rere ra e
taku poi poro-titi
Tï-taha-taha ra,
whaka-raru-raru e

Poro-taka-taka rä,
poro huri-huri mai
Rite tonu ki te ti-
wai-waka e

Swing out
rhythmically, my poi
lean out beside me,
so deceptively.

Swing round and down,
spin towards me
just like the fan-
tail.