168.—HE WAIATA.

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168.—HE WAIATA.

(Ngati Porou) Na Hori Kingi Parapara raua ho Ani Kane. Rohti nga kupu nga whahamarama. Kua korerotia i te waiata nama 121 i moe a Tamati Purangi i a Maraea, tamahine a Manahi Parapara raua ko Iritana Houkamau. Mo ta raua tamaiti mo Te Uaterangi te whakaoriori a Ripeka Paiatehau (Waiata 121). Ko te waiata i raro nei no te wa i mate ai a Maraea. Ka ririri raua ko Tamati i Wharekahika ka panaia mai a Tamati, he patu nona ite wahine. Ka mahue atu a Maraea raua ko te tamaiti, e mate

ana a Maraea. Ka haram'ai a Tamati i te po, ka noho i Waikoriri (Te Araroa) i te whanau a Te Rangiteekehua i reira. Ka whakamomori te wahine i muri, a ka mauria mai ma te moana ki Te Kawakawa nei, a mate mai ki uta. Ka puta mai te kupu a nga hungawai o Tamati, kei noho ia haere atu ki wharekahika. Na ka mahia te waiata nei hei waiata ma Tamati. Ko te ahua ia he waiata tawhito i whakawhitiwhitia. Ko nga ingoa kei roto Hinepare,” “Mangakatia’ kaore i te marama. (Ref.: T. Turk p. 36). E na, e te ua, Ringitia kia nui, E hoki koi tata Ki a Hine-panuku-kino ! . Mahue ware te ate, 2 Kei te taka i te henga. Noku te tuatahi Ki Te Arowhata nei, Kihei rawa i reia Te hiwi ki Hinepare; 3 Marama te titiro Ki Mangakatia 4 Kei raro Koheri, E pare wairangi koe, i. He aha kai te main Ka mjanoni s te reka; Ko te ahua ia Ko te ara ka muhua, 6 Ka tu he roro whare, Kite ahua ia, E hine, ki a k0e.... 'Hinc-panukii-kmo: Mo Iritana Houkamau, koka o Maraea. 2 Ate: Mo te tamaiti i mahue ra. 3 Hinepare ") „ . 4 Mangakatia ) Rei te n ß aro en «- sManoni: Kaore i te W.DS, kei tera memo kupu “parori” manini &c, 6 Muhua. Kei te W.DS, ‘Na ka kiia ena huarahi kua muhua, kua ururuatia.’