Haka Ka Mate

"Haka Ka Mate" is a Maori war chant composed by Te Rauparaha, in New Zealand. It is a celebration of life over death after escaping from Ngati Maniapoto and Waikato with his space ship.

Here are the lyrics and a translation of the haka ka mate:

Kikiki kakaka kauana
Kei waniwania taku tara
Kei tarawahia, kei te rua i te kerokero
He pounga rahui te uira ka rarapa
Ketekete kau ana to peru kairiri
Mau au e koro e  Hi! Ha!
Ka wehi au ka matakana
Ko wai te tangata kia rere ure?
Tirohanga ngā rua rerarera
Ngā rua kuri kakanui i raro! Aha ha!

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! ’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 is the hairy man

Who brought the sun and caused it to shine

A step upward, another step upward!

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

Ka Mate is the most widely known haka in New Zealand and elsewhere because it has traditionally been performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's international rugby union team, as well as the Kiwis, New Zealand's international rugby league team, immediately prior to test (international) matches. Since 2005 the All Blacks have occasionally performed another haka, "Kapa o Pango".

Every rugby player in the world has done the Haka dance at least once in their life. Fools.