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Ko Nga Moteatea, Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori

HE WAIATA, NO NAMATA NOA ATU.*

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HE WAIATA, NO NAMATA NOA ATU.*

Te tai ki a Te Uru,
Ka rawaenga mai te aroha,
Te aroha ki te iwi,
Koara pu ake i roto ra;
He tai ka wehe rua,
Tere ana ia ki te uru.
I ahua e te po,
E arumia mai te moenga,
Wai ka kite iho,
Te rau-rarahitanga i te tinana;
E ngari te ngakihi,
E tukia, e marere i te toka, e-i.
Tangi haere ana nga tai, ka tanumi,
O Papa-nui ra,
Ki te hoa i torona,
Kei te tiriwa ki te korero,
Mokai tupu wahine,
Te paokatia taku ringa,
Ki te uru paroa;
Te puke tahua,
Ki Ngamotu ra, e.

* In 1852, when the European settlement on the Auckland Islands was about to be broken up, the Natives sent this song in a letter to Sir G. Grey, to indicate their hope that he would still occasionally visit the islands; although, from their deserted state, when such an unexpected visit took place, it was doubtful how many of them might be left alive.