Waiata, by Te Moa | Tūhoe

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019540

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 67

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Whakarongo te taringa ko tāua anake te wāua mai e Te Ruru e | Tākar ra mata kia whakārotia i roto i te hinengaro

Recorded also as McL 662, 755.

Dates

1958-07-03

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 composer was a daughter of Tamānuanu, a great chief of Tūhoe. Notes to McL 662 refer to this song as a lullaby for the composer's son. Whakapapa accompany the announcements.