MAORI MEMORIES
MAORI HYMN TO THE GREATER (HARE HONGI) (Recorded by J.H.S. for “Times-Age.”) Lord whom our wandering fathers bore From sea to sea, from shore to shore. And sacred Mana gave: When far upon the trackless main They cried aloud to Thee, nor vain Thou didst their wearying heart’s sustain: O Rangi! Rongo! Tane! Tu! Be with us still however few. Be with us Lord, nor sot at naught The precepts our forefathers taught As our inheritance Thy deeds recited oft and sung In ancient home and mother'tongue Ere seeds of bitterness had sprung: O Rangi! Rongo! Tane! Tu! Be with us still however few. Thy many titles Lord arc found Above, beneath, and all around — O Rangi “Heavenly one.” Thy name of Rongo “Prince of Peace.” Tane “Who lifts the world with ease." Tu “Where dread vengeance sets her crease.” O Rangi! Rongo! Tane! Tu! Be with us still however few.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 December 1938, Page 2
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153MAORI MEMORIES Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 December 1938, Page 2
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