Maori Agriculture
Tewha Kumara
Tewha Kumara
I
"Ueue ana te tipi o te rua
Kia tu tangata ai te awa ki Mokoia
Whatu mangungu, aro mangungu
E hia aku mate
Kei toku tua, kei toku aro
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Pihapiha manawa o te ika
Kua riro i te taua.
Chorus by workers: E hara i te taua; koia!"
(As the workers chanted the chorus they raised the points of their digging sticks on high in unison.)
II
"Koia e tu, koia e tama, koia patupatu
Koia te tama i te roha kino
E koe ki te waero ti, ki te waero ta
Kau mai ai to hua a kuru.
Chorus:Tiwha!" (Implements again brandished.)
III
"Horahia, whakataka te hua o te kauri
Toku rapa tu ki te tonga
Wai kau te mata o te uhi
Ka tikoki hau nui, hau roa, hau tai
Mahu tai i runga, mahu tai i raro
He kapua.
Chorus: Te hoki te atirua!" (Implements brandished.)
IV
"I tau ki whea?
I tau ki runga, I tau ki raro
I tau ki Maungaharuru
Ka tu mai ranei toku manawa nei
Ka poreporea nei
E tupe tane- -e
Chorus: Ei! Ei! a - - a!"