THE HAKA

Te Ao Hou, Spring 1954, Page 16

THE HAKA Leader—Nga iwi o te motu nei whakarongo mai ra! All—Kurahaupo te waka Ko Ruatea te tangata Te Maungaroa Te Atauira Taumauriorango. Hikitia! I au e! hei! Leader—Ringa pakia Taringa whakarongo Waewae takahia kia kino! All—E kino nei hoki! Leader—Ka tuki ka rarapa ka uira Katoa te mahuru ki okioki e! All—Toia te waka Leader—Ki okioki e. All—Toia te waka ki runga ki te maunga e tu nei ko Taranaki pikipiki mai, nekeneke mai Nga iwi ki te ra o Te Rangihiroa Leader—A ha ha! All—Aotea te waka ko Turi tangata ki runga Ko te Roku-o-whiti te hoe Kautukiterangi te hoe Ko Anewaiterangi te toko Ko Akiakiwhenua te Punga o Aotea Hikitia, I au e! Hei! Leader—The people of this island, listen. All—Kurahaupo is the canoe Ruatea the navigator Maungaroa Atauira Taumauriorongo. Uplift! Ah me! Leader—Slap hands Listen Stamp your feet fiercely. All—Fiercely, just so. Leader—Bolts of lightning flash across the sky and fade away. All—Draw the canoe Leader—And fade away All—Draw the canoe to Mount Egmont. Welcome on this Sir Peter Buck's day. Leader—So! All—Aotea is the canoe Turi the navigator Roku-o-whiti the paddle Anewaiterangi the pole Akiakiwhenua is Aotea's anchor Uplift! Ah me! Ha!