Waiata tangi, by Takuira Te Tomo | Ngāti Tūwharetoa, great grandfather of the performer

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027055791

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 123

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "E Mānu, e takoto | Maranga mai ki runga"

Dates

1962-09-09 - 1962-09-10

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's son Mānuera (who was studying for the priesthood) went to Napier where he became ill. As there were no other means of conveyance Takuira went from Te Hurori to Napier on horesback to fetch his son home. He carried him on horseback as far as Rangitaiki and as his son was too ill to go further in this way, carried him from there to Te Hurori on his own back. The son finally died at Pukawa where his father composed the song after spending three days embalming his son's body.