Lyrics - Māori
(Māori folk song from New Zealand)
Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti
Oma, oma, oma
Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti
Oma, oma, oma
Piko, piko, piko, piko, piko, piko
Toro, piko
Toro, toro, toro, toro, toro, toro
Piko, toro!
English Translation - Run Rabbit
Run rabbit, run rabbit
Run, run, run
Run rabbit, run rabbit
Run, run, run
Bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend
Stretch, bend
Stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch
Bend, stretch!
Motions
- oma = move arms like running
- rāpeti = hands on top of head (like rabbit ears)
- piko = flap arms like chicken wings
- toro = wiggle fingers
See also
- Country: New Zealand (Aotearoa)
- Subjects: rabbits
- Activities: motions
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: ties
- Scale: major
- Source: Share the Music, MacMillan McGraw-Hill, Grade 3, 1997
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
