I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makaririHe spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure
Hei/Ko te taaone a Hata i te poo nei?Will Hata be in town tonight?
A te poo nei, ka haere a Hata ki te taaone?Is Hata going to town tonight?
I taua poo, ka tuu te kanikaniThat night, there was a dance
Noo te poo i tae mai aiAt night, [it] arrived
I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.
I te poo ka puta mai te keehua i kuku·a ai iaAt night, the ghost he was haunted by appeared
Pū! Te kino hoki!Poo! How bad!