CHAPTER TWO
Singing the Land
Lynette Carter
Waiata as Spatial and Temporal Markers of Place in the Landscape
KARANGA Tēnā ra koutou e e kā mana, e kā reo, e kā wehi, e kā tapu e ānei he taoka tuku iho ōu tātou tīpuna e nau mai i raro i te maru o te mauka tapu Takitimu e Ko tēnei te reo poroporoaki ki te huka wairua ka wheturakitia piki atu rā koutou ki te pūtahitaka o Rehua, ki te kahu o te Kahuariki ka awatea e hoki wairua mai hoki wairua mai Kei mai ki tēnei i te hau o Tahu Potiki e Whakatau mai rā Whakatau mai rā KARAKIA Ka haea te ata Ka hāpara te ata Ka Korokī te manu Ka Wairori te Kutu Ko te ata nui Ka horaina Ka taki te umere He pō, he pō He ao Ka awatea
Singing the Land
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