The words to the most respected and entertaining pre Rugby match spectacle:
Ka Mate! (Te Rauparaha's Haka).
Slap the hands against the thighs! Puff out the chest! Bend the knees! Let the hip follow! Stamp the feet as hard as you can! It is death! It is death! It is life! It is life! This is the hairy person Who caused the sun to shine! Keep abreast! Keep abreast! The rank! Hold fast! Into the sun that shines! (English translation)
In Maori:
Ringa pakia Uma tiraha! Turi whatia! Hope whai ake! Waewae takahia Kia kino! Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka Ora! Ka Ora! Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka ora! Ka Ora! Tenei te tangata puhuru huru! Nana nei i tiki mai! Whakawhiti te ra! A upane ka upane! A upane kaupane whiti te ra! Hi!
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