April 23, 2009

What does it mean ?! ~KA MATE~

I want you watch this video at first.
This is New Zealand view :) I really like to see this video.
You can know about New Zealand's nature if you watch this!



Now, I will talk about Haka which is traditional dance in New Zealand.
Today, I will introduce about Haka's song.
I didn't know Haka's song'S meaning, so I decided to resarch that.

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru

Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā

Ā, upane! ka upane!

Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!


This is song of Haka.
And That meaning is here.

’Tis death! ‘tis death! (or: I may die) ’Tis life! ‘tis life! (or: I may live)

’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life!

This the hairy man that stands here...

…who brought the sun and caused it to shine

A step upward, another step upward!

A step upward, another... the Sun shines!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka_Mate

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