Maemae

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019588

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1117

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "He aha he aha te tanoga i haere ai koutou ki te mate | (He) taratara taraeteke pātehetehetehe"

See also McL 101 (verse iii)

Dates

1972-11-17

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

The singer explains that several maemae may be sung together in performance. These two are often added to "Kauwhata Raukawa". The item may be done at a tangi while the body is present, the dead person being addressed in the song, "Why have you died?". The item may also be performed for fun, to start a speech or to finish one as an introduction to a haka. The singer performed with vigerous actions and pūkana