'E noho ana i te tōku whanga', he ngeri mō te kai kore
According to Māori Oral Tradition: He Kōrero nō te Ao Tawhito by Jane McRae (Auckland University Press, 2017), p.190, this ngeri was composed by the wife of Tarāia Ngākuti of Ngāti Tamaterā for a visit by Taharoku of Ngāti Paoa.
E noho ana, i toku whanga,
Ka whakamau ki waho ra;
Panga reo mai, no Taharoku,
Peka mai ki konei;
E kore koe e karangatia,
Kei kite, i te kai kore o te kainga;
Kei ki koe, noku te kaiponu;
No te kai ano, te kore noa.
Te whai au, te tira haere
No Te Tatara, ki Mokoia,
Te whare kura i a Kahawai;
Kei ruarua, e te ngakau, ki a Taraia.
E noho ana, i toku whanga,
Ka whakamau ki waho ra;
Panga reo mai, no Taharoku,
Peka mai ki konei;
E kore koe e karangatia,
Kei kite, i te kai kore o te kainga;
Kei ki koe, noku te kaiponu;
No te kai ano, te kore noa.
Te whai au, te tira haere
No Te Tatara, ki Mokoia,
Te whare kura i a Kahawai;
Kei ruarua, e te ngakau, ki a Taraia.
See also here:
https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-GreKong-c1-108.html
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