Ka mate Ka mate
(It is death, it is death)
Ka ora Ka ora
(It is life, it is life)
Ka mate Ka mate
(It is death, it is death)
Ka ora Ka ora
(It is life, it is life)
Tanei te tangata puhuruhuru
(This is the hairy man)
Nana i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra
(Who caused the sun to shine for me again)
Upane Upane
(Up the ladder)
Upane Kaupane
(Up to the top)
Whiti te ra
(The sun shines)