TE TAKUATE A KAWITI

Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 21

TE TAKUATE A KAWITI Due to an unfortunate slip, the text of this song was incorrectly printed in our last issue (p. 44). We hereby make amends. Kahore te mamae e waahi ake nei, E whakapatu ana te tau o taku ate e, Ki te iwi ra ia kua hurihia atu nei Ki raro i te maru o te Kuini ee Hei hapai mai i te patu a ware ee Ki runga ki taku kiri ngarahu e, Te ngu o taku ihu e whakamaua mai ra. E tini e te hoa, kia waiho ko ahau. Hei matangohi mo roto i te pakanga? I mahara hoki au ee hei riri kotahi ee, Hei riri pupu te riri a Ngapuhi, te riri a Rahiri ee, Te riri a Kaharau, Kia tohia iho ana ki te tohi o te riri, Ki te tohi nei o Karakawhati ee Ki runga ki te kauae o te riri ee, Hei huna i te tangata ee ki te po nui o Rehua ee i. Tenei ka whakaohirangi te tapu i te tinana, Te tapu i te whenua ee, e titiro ana aun e Nga hau e wha o runga o te rangi ee. Tenei ka tukumai ko Ngaitai ko te mere whakakopa ee I te hauauru he tai tama tane e Ko te maroharanui, ko te ripoharanui i waho o Mapuna, E tangi ana ia he mumutai he wawa whenua e …. i. Kia too te marino ki roto o Hokianga I tupu mai i Panguru i Papata ee …. i. Nga puke iringa korero o te hauauru ee Ka tere te tai tapu, te kauanga o te rangi, He au maunutanga-toroa, he hurihanga waka-taua Ki te riri tauaki, ki te riri horahora ee, Ki te riri whanaunga ki roto o Ngapuhi. Kaati kawea mai te riri a te manu waitai Ki roto o Ngapuhi Kowhaorau ee …. i. E kore au e mutu te tu ki te pakanga Kia kai rano au i te rere ua o te po— Katahi ano ka mutu te tu ki te pakanga, Ka hinga hoki ra te wao nui o Tane ki raro naai.