Waiata tangi, by Te Meihana | Ngāti Tama (grandfather of the performer), with Rāwiri Meihana (Dave Mason) | Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Te Whiti, Te Atiawa

Item — crate: R043821243, Reel: 5000027055794

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 399

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Rangi 'auata ki amoe huri au ei | E tia haku kamo ko te rere i tuku kiri ei"

Dates

1935 - 1979

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 of the waiata married an Irish pakeha woman ca.1840. They lived at Patoto Island near Takaka and had three children. Because of continued opposition to the marriage by Te Meihana's aunt and uncles, his wife later left him, taking two fo the children with her. The remaining child become the father of the performer. The song is the composer's last farewell to his wife and children.

A variant of the waiata appears as Ngā Moteatea 129 with a different story. For NM version see item McL 316.