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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. III]

Upoko XIII

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Upoko XIII.

Nau mai e Rupe, taria e haere.
Kia rongo mai koe, e rua tau ruru,
E rua tau wehe, e rua tau mutu,
E rua tau kai.
Nga kai hei papare mau,
E rua o uta, e rua o tai,
Kotahi o te po.
Moea mai nga mata
He tokotoko tao, kotahi te turanga,
He tokotoko rangi, ka ngaro te kai,
Ka ngaro te tangata.
Huna iho ra ki roto Rua-popoki (urupa
Roto Tu-rei-kura, nga umu o Rehua
Te umu tangotango rua
A Hau-ma-itiiti,
Ma-rakerake e tama Kurunga hoki.

(Ko nga korero timatanga o tenei upoko he mea tuhi-tuhi reo Pakeha e Te Taka (Rev. J. W. Stack), na reira i kore ai e tuhia ki te reo Maori. Nga upoko kii o aua korero mo “Tama-i-hara-nui” mo “Kai-huanga,” mo “Te-panau,” a mo te “Whaka-rauoratanga-i-a-tama-i-hara-nui.”)