Whakārara pā
Scope and Contents
First lines begin: "Piki mai, kaka mai, homai te waiora ki a au! | E tutehu ana koa te moe a te kuia nei i te pō - pō no Wairaka i rarua!"
Dates
- 1972-01-22
Creator
- From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)
To request or comment
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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
This waiata has been noted in many variant forms and also performed as a tauparapara. A number of other waiata start in the same way.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)
Language of Materials
Maori
General
Original catalogue number: 91/038.06
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
Level 3, General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
+64 9 923 5008
amps@auckland.ac.nz