Ka Mate
Leader:
Ringa pakia!
(Slap the hands against the thighs!)
Uma tiraha!
(Puff out the chest!)
Turi whatia!
(Bend the knees!)
Hope whai ake!
(Let the hip follow!)
Waewae takahia kia kino!
(Stamp the feet as hard as you can!)
Ka mate, ka mate
(’Tis death, ‘tis death (or: I may die))
Team:
Ka ora, ka ora
(’Tis life, ‘tis life (or: I may live))
Leader:
Ka mate, ka mate
(’Tis death, ‘tis death)
Team:
Ka ora, ka ora
(’Tis life, ‘tis life)
All:
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
(This the hairy man that stands here...)
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
(…who brought the sun and caused it to shine)
Ā upane, ka upane
(A step upward, another step upward)
Ā upane, ka upane
(A step upward, another step upward)
Whiti te rā, hī!
(The sun shines!)
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