Waiata tītī tōrea from Ngāpuhi, led by Ngāti Bubb, followed by a waiata, then another waiata tītī tōrea

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019557

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 805

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines of first waiata begin: "E pā tō hau ki te hauauru e haria mai nei e | Na te aroha i ahau kei hea koe e kuru e"

First lines of second waiata begin: "Mate koe i te aroha titiro ki te moana | Pukaitanga o aku roimata e"

First lines of third waiata begin: "E papawaiari taku nei mahi, taku nei mahi, he taki roimata | E papawaiari taku nei mahi, taku nei mahi, he tuku roimata"

Dates

1970-10-04

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 singer was taught the last song in childhood by Miss Connie Burgoyne, daughter of the first headmaster of the Whakarewerewa school, who was from Te Kau.