He tangi mo Te Iwi-ika
E kimi ana i te mate o Te Iwi-ika, Waniwani amu a wekuna i whakapiki 8 Ka 9 reo o tirii o te iwi o te ao. Waiho kia mate ana te tangata Taruatia nei e koe to mamae ki a au, He tikanga huri kino i a au! Whatungarongaro, e, te tahu I ngaro tonu atu koe i ahau! Hare ra i te ara whanui, He rori ka tika i a Hine-titama, I a Tahi-kumea, i a Tahu-whaera . Ka tika te ara kite mate! Hua parau noa ‘e tane kite whai atu Koia ‘no i tapoko atu ai ki rote tatau O te whare o Poutukutia, ko Poutererangi! He oti tonu atu koe, e te tahu ei! Hoki kau mai ‘e tane kite ao nei, Komiro kino ai tona kakau, penei me au e . Momotu kino nei taku manawa Ki a koe, e te tahu ei! Whakapiki te haere a Tane Ki te raki i a Rehua i ruka, Whakatika te haere a Tane Ki te raki i a Tama-i-wa[h] o, Whakapiki titaha te haere a Tane Ki te rangi i a Rangi-whakaupoko-i----runga ka tuturu ano te kahui ariki Kai te mutuka o ka rangi! Heke iho nei Tane kite whenua, Ka kitea he mahara mo te tohuatanga, Ko tona ika whenua, ka tipu he tangata Hei noho i te ao marama ei—
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Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 28
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229He tangi mo Te Iwi-ika Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 28
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