Pao whaiāipo, by Horopāpera | Tūhoe

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019585

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1071

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "He aha ra (he) hoa pai ki te moe, | (Ko) te wati pere i tangi ki te urunga e"

Dates

1972-05-30 - 1972-05-31

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

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Biographical / Historical

The singer explains that when you sleep at night your best friend is your clock. When it rings you get up. He has no other mate, only the clock. In verse 4 he advises a woman visitor not to come to the front door, but to come to the back and knock at the window, as he doesn't want anyone to see her.

In an announcement to the song, the singer says the composer's wife was Tahiti.