Living in the bush
The weta right at home
Waiting for the dark
The great ground weta
In his comfortable home
king of the insects
Five different types
A big prehistoric group
They’re all together
in the undergrowth
hunting for fruit,leaves,flowers
His life is complete.
Poem in te reo Maori
Noho i roto i te ngahere
Ko te tika weta i te kāinga
Tatari hoki te pouri
Te weta whenua nui
I roto i tona whare whakamarie
kingi o nga pepeke
E rima ngā momo rerekē
He rōpū onamata nui
kei tahi katoa ratou
i roto i te tihi
hopu mo te hua, rau, puawai
He oti tona ora.
