He Tangi te Kiwi (15th century)
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288976He Tangi te Kiwi15th centuryanonymous

Toia Tainui, Te Arawa,
Kia tapotu ki te moana.
Koia i hirihara
te mata-whatitiri
takataka tumai
I taku rangi tapu.

Ka tangi te kiwi.
Kiwi!
Ka tangi te moho.
Moho!
Ka tangi te tieke.
Tieke!
He poho anake...
To tikoko, tikoko.
Haere i te ara.
Tikoko!
Ko te taurua te rangi.
Kaua ea!
Ko te hao-tane.
Kaua ea!
Homai me kawe.
Kaua ea!
Me kawe ki whea?
Kaua ea!
A - ki te take.
Take no Tu!
E hau...
Toia!
Hau riri.
Toia!
Toia ake te take.
Take no Tu!

Koia Rimu, haere!
Kaua ea!
Totara haere.
Kaua ea!
Pukatea haere.
Kaua ea!
Homai te tu.
Kaua ea!
Homai te maro.
Kaua ea!
Kia whitikia.
Kaua ea!
Taku takapu.
Kaua ea!

H - ihi, e !
Ha - ha, e !
Pi - pi, e !
Ta - ta, e!
Apitia.
Ha!
Apitia.
Ha!
Ko te here.
Ha!
Ko te here.
Ha!
Ko te timata.
E-ko te tikoko pohue.
E-ko te aitanga a mata.
E-ko te aitanga a
te hoe-manuka!

Ko au, ko au.
Hi, aue!
Mate ko te hanga.
Hi, aue!
Turuki, turuki.
Paneke, paneke!
Oioi te toki.
Kaua ea!
Takitakina.
Ia!
He tikaokao.
He tara'o!
He parera.
Ke, ke, ke, ke...
He parera.
Ke, ke, ke, ke.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.