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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Nga-Ti-Whatua [Vol. XIII]

Tenei Kai Te Aruhe

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Tenei Kai Te Aruhe

Ko tenei kai ko te aruhe na Pukupuku-te-rangi i runga tonu i te tuaranui o Rangi e awhi ana a no te tokonga a Taane i a Rangi, ka horo ki raro pu ai, na Toi i whakaputa ki te ao, ka puta ko Hine-kotau-ariki, ko te waiata tenei mo te aronga o tenei korero:

E tama e, e hara i a hau te parau … i
No nehe ra te parau i
He whakaputa tahaku ki te ao i
He korero atu kia rongo mai koe i
Koua rangona hoki e, ko taumata
Whakahehe korero i
Korero tahi taura rau i e
Ka noho Raro-timu i e
Ka noho i a Raro-take i e
Ka puta ki waho ra i e
Ko Pukupuku-te-rangi i e
Nahana te aruhe i runga
Aro i te tuara nui o Rangi
E awhi ana i no te tokonga
A Tane ka horo kei raro i e
Ki te tahataha o Raro-hena(henga) nei pu ai e
Na Nuka roa i kohi mai e
Na Toi i whakaputa ki te ao
Na te Atoru i pokapoka i
Tau tititia ai hei kaupeka mo
Haumia, a ka toro te pitau
Ki te Ao, ko Hine, Kotau-ariki e