Pao tangi, by Titihōea | Ngāti Awa

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019587

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1103

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Uru Mahoe e tū ake i raro ra | He marumaru koe no taku Makauhea"

Recorded also as McL 1278

Dates

1972-07-18

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 the composer was the grandmother of Te Rau Riritahi. She went away on a ship with her lover, leaving her dog behind. Theh song is sung as if by the dog, sittin gon a hill under the shade of a mahoe tree, looking down at Te Mahoe where there is now a dam.