By the Swung of the Machete Lyrics

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