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Understand the meaning behind the All Blacks' powerful battle chants with these haka words and translations. Find Kapa O Pango, Ko Uhia Mai and Ka Mate lyrics here.
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Haka is a traditional genre of Māori dance. This painting dates from c. 1845. Haka (/ ˈ h ɑː k ə /, / ˈ h æ k ə /; singular haka, in both Māori and English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture.
"Ka Mate" ([ˈ k a ˌ m a t ɛ]) is a Māori haka composed by Te Rauparaha, war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe of the North Island of New Zealand.
Haka, traditional dances of the Māori people, have been used in sports in New Zealand and overseas. Haka are performed to challenge opponents before matches.
Learn about the traditional Māori haka, the war dance of the Māori people in New Zealand. Haka is a fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity.
A new haka: Kapa o Pango The Ka Mate haka was composed by the chief of the Ngati Toa tribe, Te Rauparaha, around 1820 and later adopted by the All Blacks. In 2005, the All Blacks were gifted an original haka, called Kapa o Pango, which translates as “Team in Black”.
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One of the New Zealand Natives' legacies was the haka, a traditional Māori posture dance with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet, to the accompaniment of rhythmically shouted words; this was first performed during a match on 3 October 1888 against Surrey in England, United Kingdom.
