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MO TE WARU (TUPAEA'S FATHER) NA TETAHI WAHINE.

Tera te marama,
E ata haere ana,
Te marama i te pae;
Taku e hiko atu,
I hara mai ra koe,
I te hoa ka wehea ?
He mea ka tauwehe,
Te rangi o te manako,
Nau na e koro,
I warea iho ai,
Te rere ai au,
Te taumanu waenga,
Te kei o Whakataha,
Te waka ra i a te Waru,
Hei toko ki tawhiti,
Te ripa ki Tauranga,
Te au ki Katikati,
Ki te hoko ’Atiawa,
E tae ra koe,
Ki taahau wahine,
Ko wai, au, ka kite.