Modern song about Avatea

Item — crate: R043838626, Reel: 5000027018399

Identifier: AMPS 2023/01. Series 2. Item 2/53

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Akairi akairi moe ia Avatea e maine | E vaine te moe mai ra i tona pae"

Dates

1967-11-17

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

If the subject of the song is the mythical personage Avetea (or Vātea), he ranks in Mangaia as the first man, offspring of the spirit being, Vari, half man, half fish, and father of both gods and men.