BEAUTIFUL WAITEMATA.
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Beautiful Waileinata ! Fondly thy shores enfold Waters as blue ns the heavens, Save when the purple and the gold Over the hills and the wavelets glide In the early morn, or at eventide. Now by the whispering zephyr, Now by the breeze earess'd, D roam ing of warriors lying Under the sod we have prcss'd, Often we linger, and gaze with pride On the pleasant homes by the haibour side. Dream we of vanished heroes Out in the wai-eanoc ! Dream we of lover and maiden Bidding each other adieu t Swiftly we pass from the by-gone days At the merry tones of our household fays. Beautiful Waitemata ! Gem ot this land of ours, Fair are the homes on thy borders. Fringed with their evergreen bower? j Fairer than these are the cheeks which slow As the bright eyes flash on the waves below. Beautiful Waitemata ! Those who have strayed from thee Yearn for the hills and the valleys. Down by the blue fc-outhern SeaYearn for a view of thy sunny strand. As they roam the shoros of a distant land. Auckland.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 324, 12 December 1888, Page 3
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186BEAUTIFUL WAITEMATA. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 324, 12 December 1888, Page 3
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