Karakia a te tuturiwhati

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019585

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1063

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ka kotahi tī | Ka rua tī"

See also McL 1026 (from line 2) where the songs is performed as a whakataetae manawa

Dates

1972-05-29

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

Dedicated to Mervyn McLean by the singer the evening before recording. The singer says that when the skylark comes straight down the weather next day will be bad; when the skylark stretches out its wings and comes down slowly the weather will be fine.