I sit down and weep, I stand up and look At the cloud floating hither From (the abode of) my elders, What was the offence That I inflicted upon you Which has caused the thrust Of the silent spear point? Land is the food Not yet consumed by you; Let yourself take a bite At the peak of Tararua; Have then your fill, And thus be satisfied! 8 Te mataa rere-puku—The silent spear point. In reference to witchcraft. 12 Tararua—The mountain range to the south of the Manawatu Gorge. With all due respect to Te Keehi, we are inclined to think that these lines would fit in better with the Song About Land Affairs given earlier in this chapter. The reference to land as “food” could figuratively relate to lands that were being sold, and she makes the suggestion it would be better to sell or “take a bite” at the mountain tops.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1960, Page 64
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