Ka Mate

"Ka Mate"

Leader: Team: Leader:	Ka rite! Ka rite! Kia mau! HI! Ringa pakia!		Get ready! Get ready! When you're ready! HI! Slap the hands against the thighs!
	Uma tiraha!		Puff out the chest!
	Turi whatia!		Bend the knees!
	Hope whai ake!		Let the hip follow!
	Waewae takahia kia kino!		Stamp the feet as hard as you can!
Leader:	Ka mate, ka mate		'I die, I die,
Team:	Ka ora' Ka ora'		'I live, 'I live,
Leader:	Ka mate, ka mate		'I die, 'I die
Team:	Ka ora Ka ora "		'I live, 'I live,
All:	Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru		This is the hairy man
	Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā		...Who caused the sun to shine again for me
	Upane... Upane		Up the ladder, Up the ladder
	Upane Kaupane"		Up to the top
	Whiti te rā!		The sun shines!
	HI!		HI!