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# Kai Tangata: War Song
- URL: https://goodoil.news/kai-tangata-war-song/
- Published: 2021-07-02T08:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-01T09:35:18.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: History, Music, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

## Kai Tangata

A war party, a war party!

Footsteps pound the sacred warpath  
Many heads are sought  
Many slaves are sought  
This is the work of Tumatauenga.**1**

Behold  
The chisel of Mataora**2**  
The strong back  
The base of the spine  
The buttock spirals  
The thigh  
The war belt  
The tattooed bodies of warriors  
These are the omens of war.

A mighty battle to avenge us  
Our ancestors gather to assist us  
Our priests prepare the incantations  
This is the work of Tumatauenga.**1**

Behold  
The chisel of Mataora**2**  
The strong back  
The base of the spine  
The buttock spirals  
The thigh  
The war belt  
The tattooed bodies of warriors  
These are the omens of war.

Of Tumatauenga**1**  
This is the work of Tumatauenga.**1**

The cry of guns, the blows of the taiaha**3**  
The sweet flesh of our enemies  
The ovens fill our bellies with revenge  
This is the work of T?matauenga.**1**

Behold  
The chisel of Mataora**2**  
The strong back  
The base of the spine  
The buttock spirals  
The thigh  
The war belt  
The tattooed bodies of warriors  
These are the omens of war.

Footsteps pound the sacred warpath  
Footsteps pound the sacred warpath  
Footsteps pound the sacred warpath  
Footsteps pound the sacred warpath.

- [**1**](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5Fpzq1sys)[.a.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5Fpzq1sys) [b.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5Fzde60w9) [c.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5Fhht4k7x) [d.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5Fww56if6) [e.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref1%5F87pk7y7) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABmatauenga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%ABmatauenga?ref=goodoil.news)
- [**2**](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref2%5Fzrleio1)[.a.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref2%5Fzrleio1) [b.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref2%5Faj2o51i) [c.](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref2%5Fxamk0sn) [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WalRobl-t1-body-d1-d6.html](http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WalRobl-t1-body-d1-d6.html?ref=goodoil.news)
- [**3**](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref3%5Fr02s0tz)[**.**](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kai-tangata-kai-tangata.html?ref=goodoil.news#footnoteref3%5Fr02s0tz)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiaha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiaha?ref=goodoil.news)

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