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e wha nga paratoi, e rua nga kahu waero. Ka oti, katahi ka tangi te iwi katoa, ka roa e tangi ana. Katahi ka waiata mo taua Toki, ara, mo Te Awhiorangi. Koia tenei: E noho ana i te ro o toku whare O te ao kai whitianga te ra a i. Kei te mania kei te paheke i Aka taringa me kohea to whare i tanumia ai. Te muka mo to kaha whiri kaau He muka ano taku i tu ki te aro auahi Te angiangi matangi te whakararau o te rangi, i ei, Kotia ki te uru o te rangi Te Whakapakinga, Whakaupokoa te kaha mo nga atua mo taku Toki, Ka hua hoki au i maka ki uta ki a Tane Maka ki tai ki a Tangaroa hiringa wareware Te ika wareware ou taringa whakaharore popoia mango Ko te whakaipuipu te waka o Maru korenga te ika, i, He wareware kihai i rongo i nga tupu i te hakunetanga I te rukuhanga matua i te kahui kore ngaro atu ki te po-o, i Te kitea ko Turou Pokohina, whakaturia niu wananga, Ko Hahau Tunoa te waka o Te Kahuirua i ruku ai nga whatu-u-i, Ka rewa ki runga ra ko te whatu a Ngahue hoaina Ka pakaru Tehorutu whenua, Tehorotu Maunga, Ko tumutumu ki rangi whakarawea ki a Kewa Ko te kauri whenua whakarawea ki maui ko te i hono Ko Te Awhiorangi whakarawea Rongo, haua iho Ko teretere ki ao ko te kopu huri te ika ki rongomai Koe ehara i te Toki Thuwareware ko te aitanga tena a Hinepoa i ra Pawake e i, noku te tipuna i Whiti ki rawahi ko Torokaha ko Te Rangiamio te waka a, i He waka utanga nui taku waka ko Torohakiuaua Ko whakamere te ika, he waka aha tou waka Te waka hoenga nga hoenga papaki hoenga parareka Te taroa te ngoringori ki runga, a, i. He nui noa atu nga waiata mo Te Awhiorangi. E hoa ma, e nga iwi katoa o nga motu nei, ko te ahua o Te Awhiorangi he Toki kura i penei te ahua me te tainakapu, engari pena ai As they came near to the axe, thunder rolled and lightning flashed, and a mist came down, as dark as though it had been night. Then the priests chanted incantations, and when they had done this, it became light again. Then the people laid down their branches, and a number of cloaks. There were six parawai cloaks, four korowai cloaks, four paratoi cloaks and two dogskin cloaks. After this all the people wept; for a long time they continued to weep there. Then they sang a song concerning this axe Te Awhiorangi. Here it is: (The song is an ancient one, with words and allusions which are now difficult to understand. A translation has not been attempted here.) There are very many songs concerning Te Awhiorangi. O friends, and all the tribes of these islands, in appearance Te Awhiorangi is of a reddish colour, somewhat like the substance of which a china cup is made, but it is also speckled like the belly of the shining cuckoo. But indeed, this axe is like nothing but itself. When it is hung up, you can see yourself reflected it in. It is one foot six inches in

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