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Siva Tau

Samoan war dance

The Manu Siva Tau is a Samoan war dance, performed by the Samoan sporting teams before each match.

The national rugby union team used to perform the traditional 'Maulu'ulu Moa' on tour. Prior to the 1991 World Cup, the 'Manu' war chant was composed; it was considered more effective at psyching up players.

The national Australian rules football team performs the Siva Tau at its International Cup appearances.

In WWE, The Usos, as faces, performed the Siva Tau as part of their ring entrance.

The Toa Samoa national rugby league team also perform the Siva Tau before each match (with the "Toa" replacing "Manu" in the words).

The song "Le Manu" by the New Zealand metal band Shepherds Reign has the lyrics of the Siva Tau as performed by the Manu Samoa.

Words

Samoan language	English language
Leader: Samoa!	Samoa!
Sauni e tau le taua!	Ready for the war!
Tau e matua tau!	Fight fiercely!
Fai ia mafai!	Work to achieve!
Le Manu!	The Manu!
Team: Sau ia!	Let's go!
Le Manu Samoa e ua malo ona fai o le faiva
The Manu Samoa, may you succeed in your mission

Le Manu Samoa lenei ua ou sau	The Manu Samoa here we have come
Leai se isi Manu oi le atu laulau	There is no other Manu (team) anywhere
Ua ou sau nei ma le mea atoa	Here I come completely prepared
O lou malosi ua atoatoa	My strength is at its peak
Ia e faatafa ma e soso ese	Make way and move aside
Leaga o lenei manu e uiga ese	Because this Manu is unique
Le Manu Samoa	The Manu Samoa
Le Manu Samoa	The Manu Samoa
Le Manu Samoa e o mai I Samoa	The Manu Samoa reigns from Samoa
Le Manu!	The Manu!

Samoan

(Leader) Samoa!

Tatou o e tau le taua!

Tau e matua tau!

Fai ia mafai!

Le Manu!

(Team) Saunia!

Le Manu Samoa e ua malo ona fai o le faiva, le manu samoa e ia malo ona fai o le faiva

Le Manu Samoa lenei ua ou sau

Leai se isi Manu oi le atu laulau

Ua ou sau nei ma le mea atoa

O lou malosi ua atoatoa

Ia e faatafa ma e soso ese

Leaga o lenei manu e uiga ese

Le Manu Samoa

Le Manu Samoa e o mai I Samoa Le Manu!

English

(Leader) Samoa!

Let's go to the war!

Fight fiercely!

Work to achieve!

The Manu!

Ready!

The Manu Samoa, may you succeed in your mission

The Manu Samoa, here I come

There is no other Manu (team) anywhere

Here I come completely prepared

My strength is at its peak

Make way and move aside

Because this Manu is unique

The Manu Samoa

The Manu Samoa reigns from Samoa--

Alternate versions

During the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Samoa national rugby union team used a more aggressive version of the Siva Tau. However, this version was dropped by the Manu Samoa before the 2007 Rugby World Cup match against United States in favour of the original version.

O'au le Manu, Samoa!	I am the Manu, Samoa!

This version of the Siva Tau, similar to the version used by the Manu Samoa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, is used by the Samoa national rugby league team, however, differently from the prior version, the final lines are similar to the Siva Tau performed by the Manu Samoa.

Le Toa!	The Toa!

References

Murphy, Ryan. "The Usos: Battle-ready". [[WWE]].
"Google Translate mistranslates new Shepherds Reign single".

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