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earth, then the haka a Tane-rore is seen. The following is 

 the haka of Kaurnati : — 



E whiti te ra, paroro ki te kiri 

 Ka haramai koe, ka ruru i aku iwi 

 I te hinapouri kerekere 

 I taia iho nei ki raro ra i au e 

 Pai aha ha ! 



The following is the original haka, the first one known in 



the world : — 



Aue ! Te ra, te whefcu, ka rere mai i te pae 

 Ko Kopu koia kapokapo mai e i te tautara 

 Kia auroroa i au e. 



If in summer-time you look upwards you will see the 

 haka of Raumati flashing and twinkling in space. That is the 

 origin of the haka of the world. 



The following is an old-time haka : — 



Ka tito au, ka tito au, ka tito au, kia Kupe 



Te tangata nana i hoehoe te moana 



Tu ke a Kapiti, tu ke Mana, tu ke A.ropawa 



Ko nga tohu tena a taku tupuna a Kupe 



Nana i whakatomene Titapua 



Ka toreke ia te whenua — e. 



When performing haka the performers always vie with 

 each other as to who shall give the best rendering, and many 

 traditions are extant as to young women being captivated by 

 the grace of movement displayed by men in these dances. 

 For the whire tapere was the place where the young people 

 met together in former times to pass the evening in various 

 amusements, after the labours of the day were over. Elderly 

 people would also be present, and some of them would take 

 part in games or haka. I have seen an old native of seventy 

 unable to resist the fascinations of a haka, and throw off his 

 blanket and join in. 



The words of a haka are either sung by all the performers, 

 or, in some cases, the fugleman leads off for a line or two and 

 the others join in as a kind of chorus, as we have shown. 

 The term " haka" is applied to both the dance and the song 

 which accompanies it. The time for the various motions 

 appears to be taken from the song. 



The following haka is one of a type known as a manaioa 

 wera, which were sung and danced on the return of an unsuc- 

 cessful war-party. As the defeated warriors marched into the 

 village home they were met by a band of people, principally 

 women, dressed in old disreputable garments (the sackcloth 

 and ashes of the Maori), who pranced before them and in- 

 dulged in those violent energetic movements termed " whd- 

 kapi" or " pikari," the emitting of most distressing grunts, 

 and the exhibiting of the whites of the eyes. They would 



