By the Swung of the Machete
Upholding our polytheistic
In this ma'randing dance
In this ma'badong chant
By the swung of the machete
We communicate with thee
Puang Matua
Whom ascends
The stairs of the upperworld
I summon thee
Pong Banggai di Rante
I summon thee Pong Lalondong
From the echoes
Within this ancestral house
Tongkonan
By the swung of the machete
For whence there is darkness
That separates Heaven and Earth
Darkness and Light