9.—HE TANGI WHAIAIPO (Nga-Puhi?).
Ko te waiata, e whai ake i raro nei, kua taia ki te pukapuka a Hori Kerei “ Nga Moteatea,” engari he mea whakatikatika i konei etahi wahi. E rangona ana tenei waiata ki nga takiwa 0 te tairawhiti, ki Heretaunga, ki Turanga, ki Waiapu: na reira ka ui te whakaaro, no te rawhiti ranei tenei waiata, no hea ranei? Engari tera etahi ingoa e whakahuatia ana i roto Ite waiata nei, a Awhia he whakapopotonga mo Rangi-awhia, he maunga kei te tai-tokerau) a Tauwhare (he maunga kei Hokianga) a Ngati-Rangi (ko tetahi o nga hapu rangatira o Nga-Puhi) i maharatia ai, i takea mai tenei waiata i a NgaPuhi. Otira ma koutou e titiro mai, e whakaatu mai, mehemea e marama ana koutou ki te kaupapa.
Kaore ra he mihi kite makau. E, kei whea ia ra he toka whaiapu, l Te homai ai kia ripiripia Kite kirimoko, 2 e mau atu nei. He hanga mania noa i te taringa. He ika ano an ka haehae, Ka te tauaki kite rangai 3 tapu. A, e rua ia ra aku ringaringa Kite whakakopa mai taku manawa, E kakapa ana me he ran kahakaha. 4 Kia mana ra ta tana awhiawhi, Taku takiura 5 i te weherua I Awhia 6 maunga, e tu mai ra, 0 te tara kei runga o Tauwhare 7 i raro; Ko aku taumata e noho ai. Kia takohutia taku rangi Kite kawakawa hauauru, E pupuhi mai nei nga rorohu. 8 Nau mai ra, e Hoki, 9 hei kawe korero. Ka rere an kite hau ote reinga, Kei maru a tata an te wh aka mau Kite pae tauarai kite makau.
Kite tau "Ati-Rangi, 10 ka te wero ia ra Kite reke taiaha: ko au i ware noa
He kai e hokia, e.
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Toa Takitini, Issue 38, 1 October 1924, Page 17 (Supplement)
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2999.—HE TANGI WHAIAIPO (Nga-Puhi?). Toa Takitini, Issue 38, 1 October 1924, Page 17 (Supplement)
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