Te Kupu a Te Tahi-o-te-rangi
He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona
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Te K u p u a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i
K a m oe te i w i ki Wh a kaa r i .
K a m o ata te o h o i te ata . . .
ka o m a r Ä ta u k i n g Ä wa ka .
K a wha ka r Ä“rea a Te Ta h i .
O h o a ke a Te Ta h i , k u a m a h u e .
K a ka ra k ia a Te Ta h i .
K a ÄŤ n o i k i t Ĺ? n a ka it ia k i a T ĹŤ ta ra - ka u i ka .
K a w h Ä ia te i w i .
K a p u ta te k Ĺ? re ro a Te Ta h i . . .
“ Wa i ho mā te w h a ka m ā e pat u! ”
He i ma h i I m o e te i w i k i h e a ? K o wa i te t i p u a ka it ia k i o Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i ? H e a h a te k Ĺ? re ro a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i ?
Te K u p u a Te Ta h i - o - te - ra n g i I t wa s Te Ta h i w h o s a i d . T h e i w i s l e pt o n W h a ka a r i . T h e y ro s e e a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g a n d ra n to t h e i r c a n o e s . T h e y l eft Te Ta h i b e h i n d . W h e n Te Ta h i w o ke , h e h a d b e e n l eft b e h i n d . Te Ta h i b e g a n to p ra y . H e p ra y e d to h is g u a rd ia n T ū ta ra - ka u i ka . They chased the people b u t th e n Te Ta h i s a i d “ L et s h a m e b e th e i r p u n is h m e nt ! ”
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