Download the all blacks haka

Learn the words and translation of the All Blacks and Black Ferns haka. Understand the meaning behind the powerful battle chant.

Ka mate, ka mate! Ka mate! Taringa whakarongo! Kia rite! Kia mau! Kia whakawhenua au i ahau! Hi, aue! Ko Aotearoa, e ngunguru nei! Hi, au! Aue, ha! Ko kapa o pango, e ngunguru nei! I ahaha! Ka tu te ihi-ihi Ka tu te wanawana Ki runga i te rangi, e tu iho nei, tu iho nei, hi! Ponga ra!

Kapa o pango! Aue, hi! I die! I live! This is the hairy man Who summons the sun and makes it shine A step upward, another step upward! A step upward, another But to New Zealanders the haka is a very special ceremonial chant performed to honour notable people too. There are many different hakas too. Ka Mate ka-maatee is the one most commonly used and the one the All Blacks use most often. But they also perform another haka which was written especially for them, Kapa o Pango.

Many schools in New Zealand have their own haka that their students perform on special occasions. New Zealand: camper van in winery havens. New Zealand: new rules for adventure operators. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

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