Our Haka
OUR HAKA
VERSE 1:
Leader: | Kia rite, kia rite, kia mau! | Prepare, holdfast! |
Group: | Hi! | Ready/move! |
Leader: | Neke atu, neke mai | Be prepared to advance or retire |
Group: | Hi! | Ready/move! |
Leader: | Neke nekehia | Advance |
Group: | Hi! | Ready/move! |
Leader: | Neke nekehia | Advance |
Group: | Hi! | Ready/move! |
Leader: | Turi whatia | Break away and stabilise |
Group: | Hi! | Ready/move! |
Leader: | Kia mataara e | Be vigilant and alert |
Group: | Hi aue hi! | We are ready |
Leader: | Ngāti Tūmatāūenga e ngunguru nei | The guardian of war/mankind rumbles |
Group: | E au, au, aue ha hī! | I do as well! |
Leader: | Ko ngā hōia rangatahi e ngunguru nei | The young soldiers rumble |
Group: | E au, au, aue ha hī! | I do as well |
Leader: | Hi ahaha! | This is us! |
Group: |
Ka tū te ihi ihi |
The anticipation builds |
VERSE 2:
Leader: | I whawhai ngā tīpuna mō te iwi e | To the ancestors who sacrificed their lives for us |
Group: |
Kaua rawa rā e whiua |
Never discard |
VERSE 3:
Leader: | Puta mai rā e tama | Let us express our youthfulness |
Group: |
Puta mai ō hara kino |
Let us express what is good |
VERSE 4:
Leader: | He aha hoki rā? | What for now? |
Group: |
He aha hoki rā? |
What for now? |
VERSE 5:
Leader: | Ko wai rā? | Who are we? |
Group: |
Ko wai rā? |
Who are we? |
Leader: | Ko wai rā? | Who are we? |
Group: |
Ko wai rā? |
Who are we? |