SONG FOR TE IRIKAU OCCASIONED BY HIS TEMPORARY ABSENCE.
BY HIS WIFE RANGITARAKE. Across the sea, and o'er the land, The southern breezes sweep; Lonely, the while, in sorrow here, I sit me down to weep. My tears are as the fountain spring, Fast flowing from my eyes ; For he, whose hand I pressed as mine, Is now in other skies. Yes Irikau is yonder still, While mountains rise between; But I will scale that mountain range, And view the distant scene. From thence I'll see the fogs which rise O'er Hinemutu's lake ; For there Te Waiatua dwells, A friend he'll ne'er forsake. "While gazing on Poh'tu where he Is shielded from my sight; My present griefs will pass away And this fond heart be light.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 3, 1 March 1855, Page 33
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126SONG FOR TE IRIKAU OCCASIONED BY HIS TEMPORARY ABSENCE. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 3, 1 March 1855, Page 33
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