The U.S. could use an American Indian version of this for morale. If funerals were like this for guys in the Team I’d have attended.
Haka (singular is the same as plural: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from theMāori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.
| 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! | Stomp the feet as hard as you can! | ||
| Leader: | Ka mate, ka mate | I die, I die, | |
| Team: | Ka ora’ Ka ora’ | I live, I live | |
| Leader: | Ka mate, ka mate | I die, I die, | |
| Team: | Ka ora Ka ora “ | I live, I live, | |
| All: | Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru | This is the hairy man | |
| Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā | …Who caused the sun to shine again for me | ||
| A Upane! Ka Upane! | Up the ladder, Up the ladder | ||
| Upane Kaupane” | Up to the top | ||
| Whiti te rā,! | The sun shines! | ||
| Hī! | Rise! |
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The U.S. could use an American Indian version of this for morale. If funerals were like this for guys in the Team I’d have attended.
Haka (singular is the same as plural: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from theMāori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.
| 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! | Stomp the feet as hard as you can! | ||
| Leader: | Ka mate, ka mate | I die, I die, | |
| Team: | Ka ora’ Ka ora’ | I live, I live | |
| Leader: | Ka mate, ka mate | I die, I die, | |
| Team: | Ka ora Ka ora “ | I live, I live, | |
| All: | Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru | This is the hairy man | |
| Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā | …Who caused the sun to shine again for me | ||
| A Upane! Ka Upane! | Up the ladder, Up the ladder | ||
| Upane Kaupane” | Up to the top | ||
| Whiti te rā,! | The sun shines! | ||
| Hī! | Rise! |
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