157.—HE WAIATA AROHA.

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157. —HE WAIATA AROHA.

Na Rangimonoa. (Ngati-Whiti, Ngati-Tama, Ngati-Tuwharetoa) . Na. Te Taite Te Tomo i whakamarama I taia tenei waiata kite M.IOO, a kei reira e kiia ana he waiata na Rangimonoa mo Whakauputa.

Ko te kainga o tenei iwi kei Kawatau, Kotukuraeroa, kei te awa o Rangitikei. (Tirohia te waiata 154). (Ref.: M. 100). Kaore taku raru, te mohiotia Te tangi a taku ihu, E whakapaheke nei. Te wai i aku kamo Ko te rere tangi mai. Whiua kite rae O Te Pihanga 1 i runga. Ko te rimu mau toka Ko te rite i aku-’nohi, E whakapaea ana Kite one i Rangatira. 2 Kei tito, e roto, Te ngakau hokirua Te tumanako alu Ki a Te Whaka 3 i wehea.

E au mahara kore Ki te miri kau atu, He makau tangata; Naku rawa i whakakainga nui, Katahi nei ka tukua Kia mahia e te tini Hei paki a whare. Whakaaro rawa iho Tenei ka eke nei Te puke kei Ruahine. 4 He pakaru a waka E taea te raupine mai. Ka tuku au, e, Ki taku matua mate, E whakaririkatia iho Eau kite po. Tuakoi 5 rawa Kei taku taha maui, Poupourere ake Ka hewa au ki te ao. 'Te PiKanga:—Ko te PiKanga i Taupo ra. ? Rangatira;—He one no te awa i Rangitikei. 3 Te WKaka:—Ko Te Whakauputa. Ruahine: — te pae maunga i te taha rawhiti o Patea. sTuakoi:Nga koi o te awa o Rangitikei.