Kii toku wale i te Ra-Nauanga,

Te poki, te puaka, e te kai papaa.

Akaputu ya tamawine i te pa

Ya umere i te umukai waro.

 

My house is full on Christmas,

The poki, the pig, and the foreign food.

All the maidens gather about the door

Astonished at my great feast.

from ‘Mako Ra-Nauanga’ (Christmas chant)