Tuesday 23 June 2020

Paikea


Uia mai koia, 1 whakahuatia ake;
Ko wai te whare nei e?
Ko Te Kani / Ko Rangi / Whitireia!2
Ko wai te tekoteko kei runga?
Ko Paikea! Ko Paikea! 3
Ask and you will be told;
What is the name of this house?
It is Te Kani / It is Rangi / Whitireia!
Who is the carved figure above?
It is Paikea! It is Paikea!

Whakakau Paikea. Hei!
Whakakau he tipua. Hei!
Whakakau he taniwha. Hei!
Ka ū Paikea ki Ahuahu. Pakia! 4
Paikea emerges. Hey!
A wizard emerges. Hey!
A deep-water prodigy is wading ashore. Hey!
Paikea lands at Ahuahu. Slap!
Kei te whitia koe
ko Kahutia-te-rangi. Aue! 5
Me ai tō ure ki6 te tamahine 7
a Te Whironui - aue! 8 -
nāna i noho te Roto-o-tahe. 9
Your identity is entwined
with Kahutia-te-rangi. Amazing!
You were intimate with the daughter
of Te Whironui - really!-
who settled at the Lake-of-woman's-blood.
Aue! Aue!
He koruru koe, koro e.
Alas! Alas!
You are now a figurehead, old one.



Source: 
http://folksong.org.nz/paikea/