176.—HE TANGI MO IRAWARU.

Toa Takitini, Issue 92, 1 April 1929, Page 19 (Supplement)

176.—HE TANGI MO IRAWARU.

Na Hinauri. (He waiata no nehera). He mea tango mai i “Nga Mahi a Nga Tupuna.” He tuahine a Hina-uri no Maui-tikitiki-o-Taranga, ara Mauipotiki, he wahine ataahua, i moe i a Irawaru. Ka haere a Maui raua ko Irawaru ki te hi ika, kaore e mate te ika i a Maui, he ngongore no tana matau; engari a Irawaru, e mate ana iaia te ika. He! pena tonu ite ra, ite ra. No tetahi ra ka kai ano te ika, ka tawhiwhi a raua aho; na ka totohe i te moana, kei ta wai matau te ika. No te ekenga ake ka kitea kei ta Irawaru; ka kite hoki a Maui, he mea whakakaniwha tia a Irawaru e Maui, a meatia rawatia kia kai i te paru. Na, te matau a tera. Kei to raua taenga mai ki uta ka whakakurika whakamomori te wahine, a Hina-uri, ka haere ki te taha moana. Ko te korero o Irawaru raua ko Maui te T./19 me 20, moana tangi ai i te tangi nei. Ka mutu, ka tere haere ia i te Tuhoe: 939, a, kei te pukapuka a White “Ancient History of the Maori,” (Ref.: T. 21). Tangi atu, Tangi atu au Ki te nmihi 1 nui o te moana. Kite Parata 2 nui ote moana, Kite Taniwha 3 nui o te moana, Kite Paikea 4 nui ote moana, Kia hara mai, Kia horomia Hina, Ko Hina-whaka-ruru-taua. Kei a rawea e koe; Tutakina ki te rangi tauatia, Whakamoe, whano! Tangi atu, Tangi atu an Ki te pupu nui ote moana, Ki te wareware 5 nui o te moana, Kia hara mai, Kia horomia Hina, Ko Hina-whaka-ruru-taua, Kei a rawea e koe; Tutakina kite rangi tauatia Makoe, 6 whano!

He tai panuku, He tai panuku, He tai wheranu, 7 He tai wheranu, E Nuku, e moe nei; Ka riri koe, e koe, E Papa e moe nei, Ka riri koe, e koe, Tauia mai rate papa o taku whare, Ko Hauhau-tu-ki-te-rangi, 8 He ra ka hinga, He ra ka newha, Ka tupeke Hina ki tai o Motu-tapu. 9 Uahatia taku manu i te rangi, He toroa,' 0 he karae, 10 he taiko," Ko te manu tangi reo, Kite muri wai o Wairarawa, 12 Turakina ka hinga kite po uriuri, Turakina ka hinga kite po whekerekere,' 3 Ka takoto i muri wai whenua, Ka eke i ona irohia.'

>Ninihi: He mango (Tirohia M. 264 mete W.D. 5) zParata: He' taniwha no te moana nui. E kiia ana kei te hamamatanga, kei te kopinga ranei o tona waha i timu ai, i pari ai ranei te tai (W.DS). Whakaarohia te korero mo te hekenga a Te Arawa kite korokoro o te Parata. sTaniwha: He ika tupua e kiia ana kei te moana hohonu tona nohanga. He tohora. sWareware: E ki ana te W.DS ko te “wharewhare” pea te mea tika, he momo pupu no te moana. 6 Makoe: He ‘makoi’ pea, he pipi. ’Wheranu: He punehu no te wai. E kiia ana penei, "he waipuke ina hoki ka wheranu te wai, ka punehu.” sHauhautukiterangi: Kei te ngaro tenei. sMotu-tapu: Ko te kainga o Tinirau. 1 tangohia e Tinirau a Hinauri i a Ihu-atamai raua ko Ihu-wareware. (T. 24). '°Toroa ) ~ iv- > He manu no te moana. ivarae 3 "Taiko: He kuia; He ruru-taiko. Ki te pakeha he black petrel '2 Wairarawa: He kainga kei Hawaiki. I tere a Hinauri i te moana, a he maha nga ra ka pae ki Wairarawa. '3Whekerekere : Tino pouri; pouri kerekere. ' 4 lrohia; Taurimatia, manaakitia.