Pao whaiāipo, by Te Haeata | Tūhoe

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019585

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1070

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ma te koi te aroha, titiro ki te moana, | Ki a Tangaroa e pūhara i te wai 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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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 composer was left alone by her husband. One day she looked out to sea and saw a whale blowing water up in the air, so she made up the song about it. The singer explains that the composer is like the the name of the fish, haku (kingfish, sighing).