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Waiata tangi, by Ara | Ngāti Maniapoto for her daughter, Hāra

 Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027055791
Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 107

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Kāore te mamae kai rikiriki ana | te tau o taku ate ki te makau ngaro noa"

See also McL 857, 972, 1018; recorded also as McL 227, 275, 1050, 1247.

Dates

  • 1962-09-07

Creator

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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

According to Pei Te Hurinui composed by Ara for her daughter who died in her teens at Ahuahu on the shores of Kawhia harbour. Dave Mānihera claims the song for John Ormsby and states that it dates back to the latter half of King Tāwhiao's reign.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)

Language of Materials

Maori

Related Materials

Song features in the publication 'Ngā Moteatea', item number 383.

General

Original catalogue number: 91/006.29

Repository Details

Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository

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