Haka - All blacks

The haka traditionally performed by the All Blacks, ‘Ka Mate’, is not unique to the All Blacks and is performed with the consent of the Ngati Toa iwi, or tribe. It is said to have been written by the famous chief Te Rauparaha.

Original Traslation
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a ka mate, ka mate It is death! It is death!
ka ora, ka ora It is life! It is life!
ka mate, ka mate It is death! It is death!
ka ora, ka ora It is life! It is life!
tenei te tangata puhuruhuru This is the man above me
nana i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra Who enabled me to live
a hupane As I climb up
a kaupane Step by step
a hupane, kaupane Towards sunlight
whiti te ra hi!
hi!