The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration.
Upoko X
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Upoko X.
Kei whea nga ringaringa
Nga waewae i hanga ai e Tiki?
Kua riro i te atua.
Tera to hanga e whae,
Ka ki mai ki au,
“E pa, e pa,
Ka kukune au nei.”
Kia noho mai te tohunga
I mua i te Ahu-rewa,
Kia whakatoitoi a whare koiwi.
Ru-nuku e whae, e whae
Homai taku tamaiti,
Kia hikihiki au
Ki runga ki aku turi.
Aue, ka mate au nei te whakaute.
(Ko nga korero timatanga o tenei upoko, he mea tuhituhi reo Pakeha e Te Taka (Rev. J. W. Stack), na reira i kore ai e tuhia ki konei ki te reo Maori. Nga upoko kii o aua korero mo te “Pa-o-nga-toko-ono” mo “Para-kaka-riki,” a mo “Tu-te-kawa.”)
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