Monday, November 21, 2005

Haka: Very Powerful



This very evocative video clip of the Haka (Maori War Chant) is just a little intimidating... The Kamate haka dates to 1810 when Chief Te Rauparaha of the Ngati Toa tribe was being chased by enemies. He hid in a food-storage pit. Climbing out he found someone standing over him, who, instead of killing him, turned out to be another friendly chief.

In relief Te Rauparaha performed a haka with the words—


It is death, it is death: it is life, it is life; this is the man who enabled me to live as I climb up step by step toward sunlight.


These words are still used today.

Now have a look at the all new "I want to tear you to pieces and slit your throat" haka that was one year in the making. Words below. And let battle commence.





Kapa o pango kia whakawhenua au i ahau! Hi aue, hi!
Let me become one with the land

Ko Aotearoa e ngunguru nei!
This is our land that rumbles

Au, au, aue ha!
And it's my time! It's my moment!

Ko Kapa o Pango e ngunguru nei!
This defines us as the All Blacks

Au, au, aue ha! I ahaha!
It's my time! It's my moment!

Ka tu te ihiihi
Our dominance

Ka tu te wanawana
Our supremacy will triumph

Ki runga ki te rangi e tu iho nei, tu iho nei, hi!
And will be placed on high

Ponga ra!
Silver fern!

Kapa o Pango, aue hi!
All Blacks!

Ponga ra!
Silver fern!

Kapa o Pango, aue hi, ha!
All Blacks!


The Pride Of A Nation

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