What do the words in the New Zealand All Blacks Haka mean?

Question

What do the words in the New Zealand All Blacks Haka mean?

Answer 1

It is also general custom during a haka to stand back a distance of greater than 1 spear length for obvious reasons. Dominici should consider himself lucky he was standing opposite a pakeha. I think you might find that Ali Williams turning his head has more to do with a wall of bad breath than fear. Chabal is soft. He is only good for 20min at best and if you shaved off the hair no one would even notice him.

Answer 2

It's just some bad song makin' Sea-Bass (Chabal) yawn ....

While Ali Williams turns his face away and avoid to look at Dominici right in the eyes !

That says it all from the beginning !

Answer 3

d4

Yr nearly right

Its about a Maori Chief chasing a slave who discredited the tribe(His name was D3, maybe a relation)

Answer 4

It has been said, that "Henare Teowai of Ngati Porou", who was a noted Master of the Haka artform, was asked of the meaning of performing the Haka. He replied, "Kia korero te katoa o te tinana." In english this means, 'The whole body should speak'.

Another meaning was given by a man called Alan Armstrong, who was quoted as saying, "The haka is a composition played by many instruments. Hands, feet, legs, body, voice, tongue, and eyes all play their part in blending together to convey in their fullness the challenge, welcome, exultation, defiance or contempt of the words."

"It is disciplined, yet emotional. More than any other aspect of Maori culture, this complex dance is an expression of the passion, vigour and identity of the race. It is at it's best, truly, a message of the soul expressed by words and posture.."



There a more than a few different styles Of the Haka. Firstly, there was the Ka Mate which was a short version where the members freely moved as they felt naturally inclined to do so. It is performed without the use of any weapons.

A version of the Haka which uses weapons, is called the Peruperu and this is a war-dance. Movements here, are similar to what spectators see when the Haka is performed by The All blacks at Rugby games.

The Words of Ka Mate

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!

I die! I die! I live! I live!



Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!

I die! I die! I live! I live!

Tenei te tangata puhuru huru

This is the hairy man



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 !!!

  

The Words of Kapa O Pango

Kapa O Pango kia whakawhenua au i ahau!

All Blacks, let me become one with the land



Hi aue ii!





Ko Aotearoa e ngunguru nei!

This is our land that rumbles



Au, au, aue ha!

It's my time! It's my moment!



Ko Kapa O Pango e ngunguru nei!

This defines us as the All Blacks



Au, au, aue ha!

It's my time! It's my moment!



I ahaha!





Ka tu te ihiihi

Our dominance



Ka tu te wanawana

Our supremacy will triumph



Ki runga ki te rangi e tu iho nei, tu iho nei ihi!

And will be properly revered, placed on high



Ponga ra!

Silver fern!



Kapa O Pango, aue hi!

All Blacks!



Ponga ra!

Silver fern!



Kapa O Pango, aue hi!

All Blacks!



Rugby had little to do with the original composing of the Haka. Here is a loose version, written with Rugby in mind.

"We are the All Blacks, of the New Zealand people."

"We stand on this field arrayed for battle."

"At our backs we feel the might of tradition wrought by those who have gone before."

"Over our hearts we bear the Silver Fern, emblem of mana to die for."

"This challenge is now thrown out to you. Take it if you dare for we will not withold ourselves this day and the faint of heart will surely be lost."

Whiti te ra! Hi!

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY -

http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j36/nzmemo...

Answer 5

The Te Rauparaha Haka:

Before the Haka is performed by the team, the Haka leader, normally an All Black of Maori descent, will instigate the Haka and spur on those who are to perform the Haka with the following.

Ringa pakia

Uma tiraha

Turi whatia

Hope whai ake

Waewae takahia kia kino

English Translation:

Slap the hands against the thighs

Puff out the chest

Bend the knees

Let the hip follow

Stamp the feet as hard as you can.

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

Ka Ora! Ka Ora!

Tenei te ta ngata puhuru huru

Nana nei i tiki mai

Whakawhiti te ra

A upane ka upane!

A upane kaupane whiti te ra!

Hi!!

English Translation:

It is death! It is death!

It is life! It is life!

This is the hairy person

Who caused the sun to shine

Keep abreast! Keep abreast

The rank! Hold fast!

Into the sun that shines!

Kapa o pango haka:

This haka was first performed by the All Blacks versus South Africa on 27 August 2005 at Carisbrook, Dunedin. The All Blacks won 31 - 27. This haka was written by Ngati Porou's Derek Lardelli. This haka will only be performed before special test matches.

Kapa o pango kia whakawhenua au i ahau!

Let me become one with the land

Hi aue, hi!

Ko Aotearoa e ngunguru nei!

This is our land that rumbles

Au, au, aue ha!

And it's my time! It's my moment!

Ko Kapa o Pango e ngunguru nei!

This defines us as the All Blacks

Au, au, aue ha!

It's my time! It's my moment!

I ahaha!

Ka tu te ihiihi

Our dominance

Ka tu te wanawana

Our supremacy will triumph

Ki runga ki te rangi e tu iho nei,

tu iho nei, hi!

And will be placed on high

Ponga ra!

Silver fern!

Kapa o Pango, aue hi!

All Blacks!

Ponga ra!

Silver fern!

Kapa o Pango, aue hi, ha!

All Blacks!

Answer 6

It tells the story of a maori war cheif running away hiding in the dark from the english.

No lie.