Mire, about a canoe. Narrated by Akaiti Kavana

Item — crate: R043838626, Reel: 5000027018397

Identifier: AMPS 2023/01. Series 2. Item 2/17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ka aere te tangata e tai Aratuki e | Tei tai te manuiri"

Dates

1967-11-09

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)
From the Collection: Mokotupu, Tepaki (Person)
From the Collection: Naku, Simona (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

The song is about a canoe. The canoe came from Aitutaki to Mangaia. It landed at the passage called Aratuki. It came at night and was seen by people who were fishing on the reef. They led the strangers through the passage on the road called Angiangi to the place called O-te-pui at Ravaenga. There they entertained the strangers with this song.