{"id":8207,"date":"2022-10-26T07:39:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=8207"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:39:10","slug":"morris-haka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2022\/10\/26\/morris-haka\/","title":{"rendered":"Morris Haka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I watched the recent England v. Samoa rugby league world cup match which was rather one-sided in the end, I thought. \u00a0I only switched on with a couple of minutes of the introduction to go, but wasn't late enough to avoid the\u00a0<em>siva tau. \u00a0<\/em>This is another\u00a0<em>haka<\/em>\u00a0as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/9960608\/tonga-haka-sipi-tau-rugby-world-cup-dance-samoa-ireland-fiji-new-zealand\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a> explained*. \u00a0It seems that this\u00a0Samoan war dance was\u00a0first used in 1991 after the rugby team switched from the more traditional <em>maulu'ulu moa<\/em> to a song they felt more effective in psyching up the players.<\/p>\n<p>The English players managed to keep a straight face in the presence of much faux intimidation. The great <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Campese\">David Campese<\/a> showed one effective response; he used to kick a ball about behind the goals while the nonsense was going on in the middle of the pitch. \u00a0Today he'd have been sanctioned for the high crime of cultural disdain.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it's a great pity England doesn't have its own dance to perform. \u00a0Maybe if they took up Morris Dancing it would ginger up the team's resolve: all those high jinx, bells and the thwack of sticks. \u00a0I'm not sure what it does to the opposition, but it always frightens me.<\/p>\n<p>.........................................................................<\/p>\n<p>* Here are the lyrics of the <em>siva tau<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samoan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samoa!<br \/>\nTatou o e tau le taua!<br \/>\nTau e matua tau!<br \/>\nFai ia mafai!<br \/>\nLe Manu!<br \/>\nTeam: Sau ia!<br \/>\nLe Manu Samoa e ua malo ona fai o le faiva<br \/>\nLe Manu Samoa e ua malo ona fai o le faiva<\/p>\n<p>Le Manu Samoa lenei ua ou sau<br \/>\nLeai se isi Manu oi le atu laulau<br \/>\nUa ou sau nei ma le mea atoa<br \/>\nO lou malosi ua atoatoa<br \/>\nIa e faatafa ma e soso ese<br \/>\nLeaga o lenei manu e uiga ese<br \/>\nLe Manu Samoa<br \/>\nLe Manu Samoa<br \/>\nLe Manu Samoa e o mai I Samoa<br \/>\nLe Manu!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\"><\/figure>\n<p>Samoa!<\/p>\n<p>It is said that this is the English translation:<\/p>\n<p>Let's go to the war!<\/p>\n<p>Fight fiercely!<\/p>\n<p>Work to achieve!<\/p>\n<p>The Manu!<\/p>\n<p>Let's go!<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa, may you succeed in your mission<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa, may you succeed in your mission<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa here we have come<\/p>\n<p>There is no other Manu (team) anywhere<\/p>\n<p>Here I come completely prepared<\/p>\n<p>My strength is at its peak<\/p>\n<p>Make way and move aside<\/p>\n<p>Because this Manu is unique<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa<\/p>\n<p>The Manu Samoa reigns from Samoa<\/p>\n<p>The Manu!<\/p>\n<p>............................<\/p>\n<p>I'm not so sure, suspecting that the whole thing is code for ways of bamboozling the referee to make sure that they think that forward passes are really level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I watched the recent England v. 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