Crate R043838626

Scope and Contents From the Series: Recording sessions at Nikaupara, Aitutaki were led by Tepaki Mokotupu, who introduced most of the items, and narrated legends with which the songs are associated. Verbatim translations of most of the legends were supplied after each recording session by Simona Naku in consultation with Tepaki. The accounts in English of Te Putanga o Te Toa (item 1/8) and the Story of Raeina and the battle of Vaovaoka (item 1/145), as related by Tepaki, were supplied in typescript by Tepaki but must have been...

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Associated songs:

Tateni: "Pukenga toro mata kia akamaki | Toro a`i te mate o Tairi-Te-Rangi"

Pe`e: "Kape ana tona rima kia ona ona teina i | Takauroa, Makariri Te Vai e"

Second Tateni: "Akiaki taua ki nukupure te tanga o Toa| E rua e ia tanga"

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Amu: "Tutake ana koe ia oroenga e te tungane | I ori ana koe i ngariu maunga o tatou"

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Pe`e: "Muri tapu te matangi teretere a Iro | E muri tapu te matagi teretere a Iro"

Second Pe`e: "E puna e tapu ariki | Ko te ara ea te ara te tinai a`i ka mate ei nei a Tautu"

Akateni: "Va`a rei e te tuputupu | E Pio e te kai ara"

Third Pe`e: "E Marama | Au ariki ra ko te tai e"

Fourth Pe`e: "O mai akateretere vaka na Iro nui | Maoata akatu te tira ko turu te ta e"

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`Īmene tārekareka, when Teananga went to Vaipae to get support: "Teananga e | Mei ea mai koe"

Pe`e. Sung by Teananga, telling of the strength of women at Vaipae: "Te pa`i Atiu | Te pa`i Atiu"

Tuere. Sung by victors at a battle taunting the other side for losing. The winning side of the present battle was led by Terae, the other by his brother Tuporanga: "Nga utaia ngataia te uru o Vaipae | Poroiroi poroi poroiroi poroi"

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Pe`e led by Tau Eitiare: "Ngaroariki ki te tare e a | Tara ki marau e ki tena tane"

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Associated songs:

First Pe`e: "I rere ranga to rere rua a tonui a torai | A to tavarivari ia Ono | Ei kona na peke ei"

Second Pe`e: "Ka peke koe i te vai | E vai nui te vai"

Third Pe`e: "E Ono e ka mate au | E Ono e ka mate au"

Fourth Pe`e: "Turuturu a te vai e Pe`u e tuere | Turuturu a te vai e Pe`u e tuere"

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First lines begin: "Tu oro tu oro ia ra o | Tu oro atu ura ia raua ra e"

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First Ūtē: "Ei i te iti pape imene na venava"

Second Ūtē, a song about a ship on which a boy wanted to travel to visit his girlfriend on another island: "Titi ai tonga tangi kore taku"

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First lines begin: "Te tere ai | Tipi rere maine mamaiti takarere ki te moana e"