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HE POPO TAMARIKI, HE MEA TAWHITO NOA ATU, NO TAUPO.

E Tama, i kimihia, i raro i a Papa
Kikiri ake ana, i te rua o te ra,
Kore koe e kite, nga taumata ki Onukahukura,
Tangi to tapuae, ka rongo o papa, ka hoki ki te ao na.

E tangi ana koe ? he makariri tou ?
Nau i kuhu mai, i te waenga o Takurua;
Ka whakapir[gap — reason: unclear]i noa, te kora a Mahuika, ka taka te ahuru
Tenei, e tama, te whare i atohia, te kaka o te waero.

Kei o tuakana, e mau ana Tamore, i te kaki,
Hei ata mohou, tu ake ki runga ra;
Tohou waka na, ko ^* Whakaterekohukohu, e hoe ai i te wai,
A u atu nga kurae, ki te Kawakawa.

Tangi te matoro, ki te whare wahine, i a Tikina, i a Takaia;
Tangi to waewae, i te tua kirikiri, ki Okokako;
Horo te whakaputa, i te kongutu awa i Otutira
Kitea mai koe, Te Rangikaiwhiria,
Tohou apa na ? e haere ai, nga pikitanga, kei Whakapipi,
A heke ki tua ra, te matatikerewhanga ki te Raupo,
A hengia koe, he tira no te muri i.

Awhea ka rarahu, kia turupoutia, te remu o te huia,
Whakataua mai te awe o te toroa, ka hoki e,
Tika mai na uta, na! te awa i Whanganui;
Anga to aroaro, nga pukepuke ki Hauhungaroa,
Tikina, huakina, i te keke o to kuia,
Kia takiritia, ko te Ranga-ranga-a-Maui !
Hei whakatau mai ki to ringa—ka hoki e,