Softly and gently, at first, the chant begins,-- "Ho-[=a]-[=a], Heiti-na, Heiti-na." Gradually it increases in power, the dancers marking time.

Livelier become the motions, stronger and stronger the chanting, its text distinct and clearly enunciated,-- "Misho-homa Shi-pap, Na-ya Ha-te Ma-a-a-se-ua, U[=a]-tir-anyi, Tya-au-era-nyi, Shoto Ha-ya Ma-a-a-se-ua, Nat-yu-o-o, Nat-yu-o-o, Ma-a-a-se-ua, Heiti-na, Heiti-na, Ho-[=a]-[=a], Ho-[=a]-[=a]." The dancers intermingle; those in the front shift to the rear rank; then all together utter a piercing shriek and dart back to their former positions.

The ceremony continues for upward of half an hour, during which the same words are sung, the same figures repeated.

Then there is again a pause, and the actors disband to rest and recuperate.

The clowns forget their dignity and set to work with redoubled energy, growing bolder and bolder.