He Waiata mō Te Heketua
Unedited Text He Waiata mo Te Heketua - patu pounamu na Ngatitamatera Ko Potiki te Tiaka, te tangata naana i hopu mai ------------------------------------------ Purupuru au te tau o te Heketua Kore koa koe e tino nui atu Kiri awhina po na tahau wahine hei au ka tatari te paki o Matariki Wha mamao ana te ripa tauarai Ki to tai whenua kei hoki atu te ingoingo I maringi a wai te tarupei a te toto Ka whakina ki waho mei ahatia koe Ipakaru mai ai Werohia pea he kopere tupua Nau e Tuwhare ka wheoro ki te rangi ------------------------------------------- Ko te Rohu te kai mau o tenei patu. Source: Alexander Turnbull Library, Polynesian Society MS Papers 1187, Folder 184 A Brief explanation found in Ancient of the Maori by John White The following incident in the childhood of Te Kani illustrates the care exercised by his people for him. Whilst one o...