| Acknowledgements |
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| Foreword |
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| Kino Hughes |
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| People of Tuhoe |
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3 | (8) |
| The Music |
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11 | (4) |
| Song Categories |
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15 | (4) |
| THE SONGS |
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| Ritual chants before speaking |
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Moe araara, moe araara (Sleepers arise, sleepers arise) |
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19 | (3) |
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Ko wai ra, ko wai ra te tangata (Who, oh who are the people) |
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22 | (3) |
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Tihe uriuri, tihe nakonako (Sneeze darkly, sneeze deeply) |
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25 | (3) |
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Kotia te pu (Cut the base of the tree) |
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28 | (4) |
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Toia, toia mai ra a Tainui, Te Arawa, Mataatua (Haul, yes haul Tainui, Te Arawa, Mataatua) |
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32 | (5) |
| Tangata whenua and manuhiri |
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Toia te waka e (Haul the waka) |
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37 | (3) |
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Tera te haeata whakakau ana mai (See the dawn coming up) |
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40 | (3) |
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Naku taku reta pohiri (I have sent out my letter of invitation) |
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43 | (2) |
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No wai te kiki poti (Whose is the kick-boat) |
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45 | (2) |
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He aha ra te mea i tumu mai nei (What was cooing up there) |
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47 | (4) |
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Akiaki, akiaki (Pounding, pounding) |
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51 | (2) |
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Takiri mai ko te ata (Dawn springs up) |
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53 | (6) |
| Songs relating to early events |
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Tera rau o iwi (Multitudes of people there) |
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59 | (4) |
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Taku turanga ake i te kopai (I stand up by the wall) |
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63 | (5) |
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Te rongo o te tuna (News of the eels) |
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68 | (6) |
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Ka hua ahau ki te koha (Who is it for, I wonder, this lightning) |
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74 | (3) |
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Te po, te po (It's night, night) |
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77 | (3) |
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Haere ra, Te Aharu (Farewell, Te Ahuru) |
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80 | (3) |
| Sung laments |
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Taku piki kotuku e (My kotuku plume) |
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83 | (3) |
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Tera te whetu taukapo ana mai (See the star flashing) |
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86 | (5) |
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Taku rakau e (Oh my weapon) |
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91 | (5) |
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Kaore hoki, e, toku raru (What grief I feel) |
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`Ore te mokemoke (I'm so lonely) |
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96 | (5) |
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Tenei ka noho I te kopa whare (Here I sit in front of the house) |
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101 | (6) |
| Recited laments |
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Taku manawa e kakapa nei (Oh my heart beating here) |
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107 | (2) |
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Tikoki ra, tahuri ra (It's unsteady, it overturns) |
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109 | (2) |
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A, e kapo ki te whetu (Oh grasp at the stars) |
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111 | (2) |
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Ka horo e, ka horo e (Fallen, fallen) |
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113 | (2) |
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I hoki mai koe, e Te Whenuanui, ki te aha (Why come back, Te Whenuanui) |
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115 | (5) |
| Songs of love and longing |
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Kaore te aroha o taku nei manu (How the longing I feel for my bird) |
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120 | (3) |
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Tera Tariao ka kokiri kai runga (See where Tariao is rising up) |
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123 | (5) |
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Kaore te roimata, e, ka awe i aku kamo (Oh how tears blur my eyelids) |
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128 | (3) |
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E taka pitonga (The wind turns to the south) |
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131 | (3) |
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Moe hurihuri ai taku moe (I toss and turn in my sleep) |
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134 | (3) |
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Whakawairangi ai oku nei mahara (My thoughts are distracted) |
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137 | (5) |
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142 | (4) |
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Tiketike rawa mai Te Waiwhero (Te Waiwhero is too tall) |
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146 | (6) |
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Tirohia ake nga whetu (I look up at the stars) |
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152 | (3) |
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Engari te titi e tangi haere ana (The titi that call as they go) |
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155 | (6) |
| Songs addressed to young people |
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E tama, naku koe i kimi (I sought you, my son) |
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161 | (3) |
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E Pare e moe nei (You're sleeping, Pare) |
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164 | (7) |
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E takoto ana ahau i taku moenga (I'm lying on my bed) |
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171 | (5) |
| Songs associated with Te Kooti |
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Ka tu au, ka korikori (I stood up and I acted) |
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176 | (5) |
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Petera ma e, kia mau (Petera and you others, be constant) |
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181 | (4) |
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Te ao o te parera e rere poupou ra (Grey ducks flying up above) |
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185 | (8) |
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Takoto rawa iho ki Te Po (As I lay, down in Te Po) |
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193 | (6) |
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Pinepine te kura (The treasure is small) |
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199 | (10) |
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E pa to reo (Let your voice be heard) |
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209 | (4) |
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Tera te haeata hikitia (See where the dawn is lifted up) |
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213 | (4) |
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Kaore te korero (Alas for the words) |
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217 | (6) |
| Poi songs |
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Hua ai, hua ai (The poi, the poi) |
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223 | (2) |
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Taku ripene pai (My pretty ribbon) |
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225 | (3) |
| Birds' songs |
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Te kaka e rere atu ra (Kaka flying over there) |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (3) |
| Pao |
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Patu ai i te rihi (Hit the dish) |
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234 | (2) |
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Uru mahoe (A clump of mahoe) |
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236 | (3) |
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Haere atu au (I'll set out) |
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239 | (3) |
| The Second World War |
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Hikohiko te uira (Lightning flashes) |
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242 | (2) |
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Kuini Riripeti ka tangi te wihara (The Queen Elizabeth blows her whistle) |
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244 | (4) |
| Te Kapo-o-te-rangi's patere |
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E noho ana ano i te koko ki Ohiwa (Sitting by the Ohiwa harbour) |
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248 | (9) |
| Notes on the Texts |
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257 | (11) |
| Notes on the Songs and Transcriptions |
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268 | (4) |
| References |
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272 | (2) |
| Illustration Credits |
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274 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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274 | (1) |
| Index of Song Types |
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275 | (1) |
| Index of Maori First Lines |
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276 | (1) |
| Index of English First Lines |
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277 | (1) |
| The CDs |
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