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muramura o te ahi

1. (noun) heat of battle.

Kia māia, kia toa! Kia oho ngā toto o ō koutou tīpuna i roto i a koutou i mua i te muramura o te ahi; i roto i te haruru o te pū a te hoariri (TKO 8/1915:5). / Be determined, be brave! Let the blood of your ancestors awaken within you in the face of the heat of battle; in the roar of the guns of the enemy.

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