Te Rauparaha composed the famous haka Ka Mate circa 1820. The haka questions 'will I live, or will I die'. These days a shortened version of the haka is done, but the orginal started as follows;

Kikiki kakaka kauana!
Kei waniwania taku tara
Kei tarawahia, kei te rua i te kerokero!
He pounga rahui te uira ka rarapa;
Ketekete kau ana to peru kairiri
Mau au e koro e – Hi! Ha!
Ka wehi au ka matakana,
Ko wai te tangata kia rere ure?
Tirohanga ngā rua rerarera
Ngā rua kuri kakanui i raro! Aha ha!

Then is was followed by this part - the most famous haka ever composed and performed by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! Will I die, Will I die

Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora! Will I live, Will I live

Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru This is the hairy man

Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā Who brought the sun and caused it to shine

Ā, upane! ka upane! A step upward, another step upward!

Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra A step upward, another... the Sun shines!