Haka by Nox Doloris

Haka is a New Zealand Maori battle dance. Those who have been on our gigs know that battle dances are our everything. That's why we took the text of the famous haka called Ka-mate and reworked it into a battle metal track with epic drums and heavy breakdown at the end. According to legend, tribe leader Te Rauparaha ran away from enemies and hid in a deep hole in the ground. So he sat for many hours until he heard a noise from above and decided that they had come to kill him. But instead of the killers, he saw the local tribe leader Te Wareangi, who sheltered him from his enemies. Having just felt himself on the verge of life and death and having received an existential insight, Te Rauparaha immediately composed and performed Ka Mate.

Tracklist

1.	Haka	3:52

Lyrics

Kia rite!
Ringa pakia!
Uma tiraha!
Turi whatia!
Hope whai ake!
Waewae takahia kia kino!

I am free
Come to me
I am here

Hi! Ha! - Ka wehi au ka matakana,
ko wai te tangata kia rere ure
tirohanga
Ka tu te ihiihi
Ka tu te wana wana
Ki runga ki ki te rangi
e tu iho nei e tu iho nei, hi!

I am free
Come to me
I am here

Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Ka mate, ka ora! Ka mate, ka ora!
Ā, upane! Ā, upane!
Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te rā!

I shall speak to the world
Gone has my humanness
I am everywhere
I am here

Credits

released June 2, 2023
Guitars, Vocals - Rakshas
Drums - Kukulkaan
Bass - Alex K5
Backing Vocals - Stanislav Strizh, Pavel Sartre, Naja Legionis

Drums recorded in the studio Block'Note
Arrangement and mixing - Rakshas (help of Alexander Merenkov)

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