"HAERE-MAI"
c "Haere-Mai" is the title of a "Souvenir Song," the words and melody written by the Rev. J. Millar Thomson, and the harmony contributed by Mr. Robert Parker. Tho aim is to set forth tho three main phases of the great wa.r—tho call to anus) the noble response, and tho welcome homo. One main stanza is dovoted to eaoh. with a suitable refrain attached, introduced' in expressive Maori —"Haerc-ra.'' "Nohn-nei," and "HaereMai" respectively. Tho done emphasises the raison d'etre of the conflict -from the side of Britain and 'her Allies, "For Honour. Right, and Liberty." It, has a good, lilt, and is simple enough in stylo and construction for all to sing cither as a solo or in chorus. The proceeds from sales of the song are to bo devoted to the Island Bay Presbyterian Church.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 8
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137"HAERE-MAI" Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 8
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