Dialogue between Rave Pitomaki and Tepaki Mokotupu

Item — crate: R043838626, Reel: 5000027018386

Identifier: AMPS 2023/01. Series 1. Item 1/99

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Associated songs:

First Akatōkāka: "Te vira i rerevao ti rongonui atu ana ki te etene | Kia kite koe ko Rau mai ko Opeta mai ko Puraui matua ki te akoanga"

Second Akatōkāka: "Tarai apu to oe mauta | Kope ai ki te vira o Tepaki tama e"

Third Akatōkāka: "Aea ai ka kake i to Tangaaru | E kai parakai ua koe ua Mitirau ki te etene"

Fourth Akatōkāka: "Oro mai ra | E mauru ua koe naku i te patiu enua i tai ake"

Dates

1967-09-15

Creator

From the Series: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Recordist, Person)
From the Series: Naku, Simona (Translator, Person)
From the Series: Mokotupu, Tepaki (Transcriber, Person)
From the Series: Tunui, Mamia (Translator, Person)

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Biographical / Historical

This is a play the forefathers used to perform. It was between the two villages of Vaipae and Arutanga. They taunted each other, but today the word akatōkāka is changed to titautau, 'to strive'.

Songs are performed as interchange within the dialogue.