Whai Mai

Traditional haka chants fused with Māori techno: deep taonga pūoro drones, pūtātara blasts, poi percussion, and stomped floor toms locked to a pounding 128 BPM kick, Distorted tribal samples, syncopated handclaps, sub-bass pulses, ring-mod synth stabs, and call-and-response vocal layering; one bar drops to near-silence before the chorus slams back in

[Verse 1] Whakapiri! Whakarāraki! Ki raro! Kia wiri! Kia mau! Hope! Waewae takahia! Ringa i whiua! Pū kana! Whetero! E noho! E tū! [Chorus] Neke mai! Haere mai! Hikoi whakamua! Hikoi whakamuri! Waiata mai! Whai mai! (Whai mai!) Whakaroko! Ano! Kia pē nei! Haere tonu! Kāti! Kia tau! (Kia tau!) [Verse 2] Come together! Line up! (Hands) down by your side! Shake (your hands)! Be ready/ hold! Hands on hips! Stamp/tap your foot! Swaying hands! Big scary eyes Protrusion of the tongue Sit down! Stand up! Move closer/towards me! Come here! Walk forwards! Walk backwards! Sing! Follow me! [Chorus] Neke mai! Haere mai! Hikoi whakamua! Hikoi whakamuri! Waiata mai! Whai mai! (Whai mai!) Whakaroko! Ano! Kia pē nei! Haere tonu! Kāti! Kia tau! (Kia tau!) [Bridge] Whakapiri! Kia mau! E tū! E noho! Listen! Again! Kia pē nei! Haere tonu! Whakaroko! Kāti! Kia tau! (Kia tau!) [Final Chorus] Neke mai! Haere mai! Hikoi whakamua! Hikoi whakamuri! Waiata mai! Whai mai! (Whai mai!) Whakaroko! Ano! Kia pē nei! Haere tonu! Kāti! Kia tau! (Kia tau!)

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