He Tangi.

Mareikura, Issue XI, 1 June 1912, Page 12

He Tangi.

E boa teoa koe. He tangi, he mihi, he poroporoaki enei naku mo Raiha Waitohi kua wehe atu nei ia tatau. 1 te nui o toku mate kibai au i fcae kia kite ia ia. Haere e taku tuabine me mihi taurangi noa atu koe e ahau i konei. Haere ki o tiprma me o matua, haere korua ko to tuugaane, whakanparomia atu nga mana rangatiri i o korua tipuna, i o korua matua. Haere e Rai. " Korowbiti kau ana Uenuku i te rangi ka riro Waitobi te aporei te lifcie ote waka ei."' "Taku pafcu hau, taku whakamarumaru i te ra o te warui waenga ote iwi e." " Taku tiki pounaniu, taku hei kahurangi, ka makere ia au kite wai e." " Haere e whae te uri o Mahioaaranpi, te uri o Hineaupounamu, te uri o Koata kite puta i Kawhia e.'' "Hokt mai e hine, e whai ite tira oto tuogaane kite toonga ote ra, ko wai e kite atu i tou whakangaronpa ei."

Haere e wbae, te rcahine rangatira o te Tai Hauauru ; takiri mai kopu te whetu ote ata, e haere ana koe kite hoa, ka wehea taugihia atu nei i te boparanui ■ i te araitapu, i te wa kia Mere, kei te rangi ra koe, tena e bine to teina te whakaangi atu na i te bau na ei. i

Haare e Rai i te huka o te tai i waho o Porirua Id o mafcua la maua e korero i be putea wananga i mua i te oranga ei, hei aukaha 1 te waka, hei tui kia mau e kore e ora, ka hekenui te iwi ki te mate.—Kim te Whatanui, Otaki.