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KURA RERE nā D Ruki 2016 He momo pātere tēnei waiata e whakamaharatia nei te Kawenata i whakatūria mai ai e ngā tūpuna i te tau 1903. He whakakotahi i te iwi tōna kaupapa nui. I tū tētehi hui nui i Māhoenui ki te whare o Te Rangituataka Tākerei. Haere ngā tau, haere ngā tau, i hui ai ngā uri whakatupu ki te marae o Napinapi. Nā konā, ka hua mai te waiata nei.
Kura Rere, Tīhema te marama! Nā Te Rangituataka i karanga he hui ki Māhoenui I rūpeke ai ngā rangatira, ngā kaumātua, ngā taitamariki Ko te Māoritanga, te Kotahitanga te kaupapa Ka tū te Kawenata! Kotahi mano iwa rau mā toru te tau i-i
Glide ancient one The month is December Te Rangituataka calls the meeting at Māhoenui Leader, elders, children come together A Kawenata is established The year is 1903
Mō wai te Kawenata? Mō Ngāti Maniapoto me ōna hapū maha Ko te Aroha, ko te Ture, ko te Whakapono te nohoanga Ka tū te Whare ko Te Nehenehenui Koia, ka mahia i te tahi o ngā rā o Hanuere Kotahi mano iwa rau mā whā te tau i-i
Who is the Covenant for? Tis’ for Maniapoto and the many associate tribes Love, Law and Faith forms the foundation The figurative house is referred to as Te Nehenehenui The Kawenata is launched on January 1st The year is 1904
Pēpuere te marama! Nā Parekahuki i karanga Hei whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro ki ngā tuhinga Kawenata I rūpeke ai ngā whakatupuranga ki Waipari Mātuku Te Rauputu i konā, Te Rerenga i konā Paihere e te uri a Kīngi Korokī ki te aka Rua mano tekau mā whitu te tau Tēnā! Kōkiri
The month is February Parekahuki [the house] calls [the people] To discuss the Kawenata writings The generations [of those who initiated] came to Waipari Mātuku Descendants of Te Rauputu and Te Rerenga were present This’ the descendant of King Korokī who will advance such legacy. Go forth!
Disclaimer: This work is consented by the composers and guardians of each item. They are attributed to those people stipulated on each waiata. The versions of waiata on this copy are one of many versions that are known. This copy was retrieved from tenehenehenui.com/waiata