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K​ō​haka

from Bird Like Men by Tararua

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This oriori describes the journey of the pēpi through the mother’s labour. It welcomes and acknowledges the child as it descends from its spiritual realm to the physical world. This is an abridged version of the original oriori written by Tuhotoariki, a rangatira of Ngāi Tara, for his brother’s uri, Tūteremoana.

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Nau mai e tama, kia mihi atu au
i hara mai rā koe i te kuneka mai o te takata
i roto i te āhuru mōwai
ka taka te wai o huaki pōuri
ko te whare hakahaka tēnā a Tānenuiaraki
i te one i Kurawaka
I tātaia ai te Puhiraki
ka whakawhetū tama i a ia,
ka mārō tama i te ara namunamu
ki te taiao
ka kōkiri tama i a ia
ki te autūroa, e tama!

Welcome, oh son, let me address you
you have indeed come from the origin of mankind
from the cosy haven emerged
the barrier-of-darkness-ajar;
the abode of the renowned
Tāne of the heavens
on the sands of Kurawaka
where the exalted was once adorned,
thus, the son changed into a star,
son, you remained steadfast on the narrow pathway to the wide world
then you leaped forth
into the enduring world.

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from Bird Like Men, released July 19, 2021

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