Te Riroriro.
For the Maori Youths who understand th English Language. 0n the "Rirorir o ," or Grey Warbler, which little bird "is the willing victim," says Dr. Buller, "of our two migratory Cuckoos," the "Pipiwharauroa and the "Kohoperoa" or "KoeO Riroriro, come with thy song, Softly and soothingly, all the clay long ; Now on the Manuka, sipping the dew, Now coyly hiding thyself from our view, Meek little songster ! from thy loved retreat, Cometh thy music in cadences sweet. O Riroriro Maori of yore, Proud of his ancient traditional lore. Chaunted his poems in honour of thee, Catching thy carols from tree to tree ; Primitive warblers ! tho' sadness ye bring, Plaintively musical, sing to us, —sing. O Riroriro ! chieftans have gone, Tho' thou in grey plumage art still singing on; And still thy sweet notes will resound through the air, When those who now praise thee shall live on elsewhere; But shall we not greet thee in climes of the blest, Where music is perfect, and toil is but rest ? O Riroriro, high in the bowers, Of famed Pilciarero kissing its flowers; Then on the Komako's red-tasselled spray, Breathing its odours while chanting thy lay ; Bird of the forest, the fern vale and hill, Softly and soothingly sing to us still. C. O. Davis. Lake Pouarua, Nov., 1876.
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Korimako, Issue 37, 15 February 1885, Page 9
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218Te Riroriro. Korimako, Issue 37, 15 February 1885, Page 9
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