HE TAU
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HE TAU.*
He Hokioi, i runga, he Hokioi, i runga, hu.
Kei te aputa koe, na, o te rangi, e noho ana,
Te hoa moenga, no whatitiri matakataka;
Hei aha, tera, e tararua marire, ona hikumaro ?
Rua maro tonu, ona hakikau;
E huhu-u nei, i runga te rangi,
Hokioi, Hokioi.
* Sent as a message, by Te Rauparaha, when about to engage in a war, to the Ngatiawa tribe, who had then just obtained muskets, to know why they, who had such implements at their disposal, would not join him.
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