Maori Performing Arts - Ka Mate Ka Mate *
The words and a free translation for the item Ka Mate Ka Mate
Ka Mate Ka Mate *
Haka
| Ka mate ! Ka mate ! | I die ! I die ! |
| Ka ora ! Ka ora ! | I live ! I live ! |
| Ka mate ! Ka mate ! | I die ! I die ! |
| Ka ora ! Ka ora ! | I live ! I live ! |
| Tenei te tangata puhuru huru | This is the hairy person |
| 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 ! | An upward step, another.. the Sun shines !!! |
| Hi !!! |
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For more information of this particular Haka, check out The story of how Ka Mate came to be and its association now as the All Black Haka
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