Waiata whaiāipo, by Te Amo Rutu | Ngāti Porou for Apirana Urupa

Item — crate: R043838646, Reel: 5000027019612

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1264

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Haere, e Api, e hoki ki Whareponga | Ka noho mai i runga, i tō whakakaitoa ei"

Dates

1976-11-27

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 was a widow whoApirana fancied before he met his wife. When he married, Te Amo composed this song. Apirana was the father or Ēmere Pōhatu, whose age at the time of recording indicates the song was composed about 1900.