Pukukai
Nā Katarina Mataira
He aha rā te kai
I haere ki roto i tō puku
E aurere nei
E ngaungau nei?
Kōrero mai
He aha rā e hoa
Te kai kino e.
He kānga kōpiro!
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I haere ki roto i tō puku
E umere nei
Kōwiriwiri nei?
Kōrero mai
He aha rā e hoa
Te kai piro e.
He kōura mara!
He aha rā te kai
I haere ki roto i tō puku
E hutihuti nei
E kumekume nei?
Kōrero mai
He aha rā e hoa
Te kai para e.
He puku hipi!
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I haere ki roto i tō puku
E whakamāmā nei
E whakaora nei?
Kōrero mai
He aha rā e hoa
Te kai rongoa e.
Wai harakeke!
He aha rā te kai
I haere ki roto o tō puku
E minamina nei
E whakawaiwai nei?
Kōrero mai
He aha rā e hoa
Ngā kai reka e.
He tuna, he tītī,
He kuku, he tio.
He pāua, he pipi,
He kina, he pia,
He poaka, he pūhā,
He parāoa, he tī.
Aue te matekai e!