Translation:Ka Mate

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Kikiki Kakaka (Ka Mate)
attributed to Te Rauparaha, translated from Māori by Wikisource

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Sir John Te Herekiekie Grace suggests that this chant (haka) was originally a traditional wedding song, describing the activities of the wedding night. Te Rauparaha used this chant in describing his escape from pursuing enemies, and now the song is commonly interpreted in terms of his escape. Although there is evidence that the haka predates Te Rauparaha, it is nonetheless commonly attributed to him, and New Zealand law requires that Te Rauparaha be attributed as the haka's composer within New Zealand's jurisdiction.

2983460Kikiki Kakaka (Ka Mate)Te RauparahaWikisource

A stuttering palisade, all alone!
The vagina that maliciously protects me,
That splits open like the burrow of a petrel!
A secret eclipse, a flash of lightning;
Frustrated and lonely, I glower
I am trapped—Hi! Ha!
I am afraid and frightened,
Who is the one with the charging penis?
A view of the holes between the thighs
The musky fibrous holes below! Aha ha!

I am dead! I am dead!
I am alive! I am alive!
I am dead! I am dead!
I am alive! I am alive!
Behold the one with the hair,
The one who retrieved
And relit the sun.
A step, then a step,
A step, then a step,
The sun shines!

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Original:

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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Within the jurisdiction of New Zealand, the Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act 2014 requires that:

Anything to which the right of attribution applies must include a statement that Te Rauparaha was the composer of Ka Mate and a chief of Ngati Toa Rangatira.
The statement must be—

(a)
clear and reasonably prominent; and

(b)
likely to bring Te Rauparaha’s identity, as the composer of Ka Mate and a chief of Ngati Toa Rangatira, to the attention of a viewer or listener.

[...]
The right of attribution applies to—

(a)
any publication of Ka Mate for commercial purposes:

(b)
any communication of Ka Mate to the public:

(c)
any film that includes Ka Mate and is shown in public or is issued to the public.

However, the right of attribution does not apply to—

(a)
any performance of Ka Mate, including by a kapa haka group:

(b)
any use for educational purposes of anything that includes Ka Mate:

(c)
anything made for the purpose of criticism, review, or reporting current events:

(d)
any communication to the public of anything described by paragraph (a) or (c) for a purpose that is not commercial

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