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Show "Kamate kamate kaura kaura kamate kamate kaura kaura tenei te tangata nuhuruhuru Nana nei tiki mai whakawhite te ra Aue hupane aue hupane Aue huuane kaunane whiti te ra!" Alone in his tent, Henry Busby heard the distant sound more in his heart than in his ears, as one hears and feels the ominous tension of an approaching hurricane. As the last strains of th^ haka died, the warriors took their places opposite one another in pairs for the battle practice, the brothers Roa and Ruruku facing each other in a combat stance. Chief Turi shouted commands and conducted the drills. The women moved, to the s5_des, some staving to shout encouragement, others going back to their duties about the village. Thrust, thrust, strike, parry. Forward, si^e, hit, hoc, lump, whirl, back nuick-strike, carry. They moved cat-like: ^uickly, stealthily light of foot, circling one another. The clacV, clack of weapons striking each other beat out a steady staccato rhythm. |
