Haka (Ka Mate)

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! (It is Death! It is Death! It is Life! It is Life! )
Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! (It is Death! It is Death! It is Life! It is Life!)
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 for me)
A upa … ne! ka upa … ne! (Up the ladder! Up the ladder!)
A upane kaupane whiti te ra! (Up to the top… the Sun shines!!)
Hii…