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(66,316 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)Fight with every breath for what is good and true.
Agreed - me too!
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)The emotion of the performance was captured in a language I do not know. The "haka" reminded me of the traditional Scottish bagpipes, "Amazing Grace". Short story:the tears were rolling down my cheeks long before the performance ended.
Karadeniz
(22,500 posts)TomSlick
(11,096 posts)New Zealanders with no Maori ancestry have embraced the Haka as part of the nation's heritage.
IcyPeas
(21,857 posts)great tribute by the firefighters for the first responders to the World Trade Center attacks.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Heroes don't have to wear capes.
AllaN01Bear
(18,151 posts)MrModerate
(9,753 posts)You don't see the Haka except at sporting events (unless you're Maori yourself). Very impactful in a 9/11 context.
3Hotdogs
(12,372 posts)Ilsa
(61,694 posts)The Blacks Rugby team, it says
Leader
KA MATE! KA MATE!
We're going to die! We're going to die!
We were at war
Chorus
KA ORA, KA ORA!
We're going to live! We're going to live!
But now there is peace
Leader
KA MATE! KA MATE!
We're going to die! We're going to die!
We thought we were all going to die
Chorus
KA ORA, KA ORA!
We're going to live! We're going to live!
But now we are safe
All together
TENEI TE TANGATA PU'RU-HURU
This is the man, so hairy
Because our leader, so strong and masculine
NA'A NEI TIKI MAI WHAKA-WHITI TE ...
Who fetched, and made shine the
Has unified us and brought back the sunny days of
... RA! UPANE! KA UPANE!
Sun! Together! All together ... !
Peace. We are all working in harmony, side by side
A UPANE! KA UPANE!
Together! All together ... !
Moving in unison like the hairs on our chief's legs
WHITI TE RA!
To sun shines!
To prolong these sunny days of peace
HI !
Yeah!
But who knows?
Hekate
(90,643 posts)Or as I learned it, Mahalo nui loa.