The New Zealand All Blacks perform a haka which is well known in NZ - it is the most commonly known haka throughout the country. We learnt about the history of this haka with Whaea Mary-Anne during Maori this week.
Te Rauparaha created the haka we know today as a celebration of his life after he had a lucky escape from people searching for him (enemies). He hid in a food storage pit and saw two hairy legs when he peaked out - this all relates to what the words translate to in English.
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
I die! I die! I live! I live!
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!
I die! I die! I live! I live!
Tenei te tangata puhuru huru
This is the hairy man
Nana nei i tiki mai
Who fetched the sun
Whakawhiti te ra
And caused it to shine again.
A upa... ne! Ka upa... ne!
One upward step! Another upward step!
A upane kaupane whiti te ra! Hi!
An upward step another, the sun shines!
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