Ka noo ’u i te aroaro no te Atua;

Kaakaa i toku kak’u lelei.

Ono-ono ’u i te auwi i te Po

Ke tunu i te mango ma te kiore,

Ke tunu i te tutae-auri!

 

I sit at the feet of God;

Bright are my beautiful clothes.

I gaze into the fires of Hell,

Where sharks, rats and heathens

Are writhing in the flames.

 

from ‘Mako Pure’ (a Puka-Puka religious chant)