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Ka Mate

Kikiki kakaka kauana!
Kei waniwania taku tara
Kei tarawahia, kei te rua i te kerokero!
He pounga rahui te uira ka rarapa;
Ketekete kau ana to peru kairiri
Mau au e koro e – Hi! Ha!
Ka wehi au ka matakana,
Ko wai te tangata kia rere ure?
Tirohanga ngā rua rerarera
Ngā rua kuri kakanui i raro! Aha ha!
 
Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Ā, upane! ka upane!
Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!
 
Translation

I Die

I'm jabbering and quivering,
stuttering, shaking and naked!
I'm brushed by your body
your carved flesh, so vibrant!
Forbidden mysteries are revealed;
banter and intimacy, your flushed face:
I am caught up with passion.
I'm scared but fully alert.
Who is this man so bold
investigating the fleshy curves,
that smell so pungently below?
 
I am dying, I'm dead!
No, I'm alive, fully alive!
a virile man
who can bring joy and peace!
Together, side by side
We can make the sun shine!
 
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