Waiata tangi

Item — crate: R043821243, Reel: 5000027055793

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 231

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Takoto ana mai te marama I te pae | Te tara ki te urunga, he ripa tau ārai"

See also McL 1250; recorded also as McL 269, 365, 439, 1241

Dates

1963-03-02

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.

ICIP position statement

Cultural Collections acknowledges and respects the Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights of tangata whenua in the contents of this collection and encourages engagement and collaboration to improve this resource to align with the aspirations and needs of tangata whenua.

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Biographical / Historical

According to Tom Wete at the recording session held on the 30th September, 1963, the composer of this waiata was Tupangarau. Sam Huia states that it was composed from the words uttered by a captured warrior when he was being tortured by his captors - he was gouged to death with pipi shells in revenge for having killed one of his captors by a strategem. Uehoka Tairākena says the song is for the people who have died suddenly, e.g. by drowning, burning of falling off a tree.