The lyrics were sung and danced by Johannes Cassian, taken from a tribal dance originating in New Zealand: „Upane Kapane“ means „A step upward, another step upward“.
The lyrics refer to a small excerpt from "Ka Mate“, a Māori haka by Te Rauparaha dating to 1820. The haka starts with a chant and is a celebration of life over death after Te Raupaharas lucky escape. He had hidden from pursuing Ngāti Maniapoto and Waikato enemies in a pātaka, a food-storage pit, and climbed back into the light to be met by a chief friendly to him – Te Whareangi (the "hairy man").
Dance choreography by Lena Goham, musical composition and performance on Aimée by Mucho Pitchu.
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