Pao, solo by Hāriata Tūrei

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019562

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 875

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Koi ana e koro (wha)kaurūrutia | Te peioa o tō poti o Monika i ara ahau"

Dates

1971-12-05

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 song tells of a married woman of Te Kaha who fell in love with the captain of a whaling ship, the "Monika". Early in the morning she used to go up the hill to watch the boat going out. The song refers to the whaler painting the boat a different colour so that she could "pick him out". There are other verses by the singer was unwilling to give them because they refer to people whose names are well-known in the district.