126:—HE WAIATA TOHU.

Toa Takitini, Issue 88, 1 December 1928, Page 117 (Supplement)

126:—HE WAIATA TOHU.

Na Ngati-Parekawa (Ngati-Tuwharetoa) . Na To Taite To Tomo nga kupu, nga whakamarama. Ko tenei waiata na Ngati-Parekawa, he tohu na ratau ki te ope a Te Heuheu, e kore ratau e mate Tera ke mate kai-a-kiko a Moeroro, papa o Rangiaho, o te wahine matua a Te Heuheu Tukino, ki Rangitukua, he pa kei te taha hauauru o te moana o Taupo, ka horo a NgatiParekawa ki te kawhaki i a ia. Ka whaia hoki e NgatiTuwharetoa, kaore i mau. Katahi ka huna a Moeroro ki roto i tetahi repo. A, ka mate a Moeroro. Ka tae te ope a Te Heuheu, a Ngati-Tuwharetoa, kite puke i runga ake ite awa 0 Mangakara, e titro iho ai ki Rerepo, he pa no Ngati-Pare-kawa. Ka kitea ake te ope ra, katahi ka hanga e Ngati-Pare-kawa te waiata nei. E rua whakahuatanga o te waiata, kaore 1 irirangi; katahi ka ki atu a Te Heuheu ki tana ope, “E kore e taea.” A, ka whakahaua kia hoki te ope. Mei irirangi te waiata ra, kua whakaekea te pa. Ki te irirangi hoki te waiata

a te tangata, e whai ana tona wairua i tona reo, e wehe ana i te tinana. Ka heke te ope ra ka mauria te tinana o Moeroro ki roto i te ana i Rangiatea. (Ref: Taite. 21). E to ra koia ko te ra, Wliakarehu kau mai ki roto nei. Kalabi nei te hanga i ala wani Ko te hanganga mai o tawhiti; To kiri hoki i totahi’ ra, iva haramai tenei ka kiri tuatini. Me he maka te kanohi kite taumata, To ara haerenga mai, e Te 2 Paea, 1 piri mai ai koe ki taku tinana; Hei haumiri ake te takere o te waka, Hei kaka tauaki, ka hapairangi an He hori na te tangata kite makiori, E tika mai ana i ana whaihanga. Tahuna kite ahi, raupi noa ake a raupapa Whakaheke tonu ake te puku, he rau i roto, Kaore he atuatanga i ngaro iho. K te ika whiti au i te ra o te warn, E huri ana au i aku he. Na te paipai te mahinga ka nui, Na te Pukenui te waihotanga nei, Na koutou, e pa ma, noho ake hoki, e i. 'Totahi: topu. 2 Te Paea:— No Ngati-Hinemihi i roto ite ope aTe Heuheu. 3 Makiori: Pakiki: tohe tonu kite ui.