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The shoulder of the husband is looked upon as the pillow 

 of the wife, and is so termed. This form of song is a 

 tutara, and is composed and sung by a husband to show his 

 contempt for his adulterous wife, whom it is also meant to 

 degrade. 



The following is a tutara composed by one Oneone as 

 against his wife Whare-hau, who had committed adultery : — j 



E paki Whare hau, ko koe ko te tane i 



Ka kite iho na koe i te kiriruatanga j 



I te marotanga o toku nei ure 



Taia ki to tara, he karinga na te tonga 



He karinga na te kape 



Poharu ra i te moana. 



In this case, however, the lady replied by composing the 

 following : — 1 



Noho noa taku tara 



Ohia noa kia kaupapatia 



Nohea e anga iho i te tirohanga kino j 



Ki te tumatakuru 



Te pari ki te mata 



Kauaka hoki ra e whakawheoitia 



Kai rere au i to pari, tau rawa ko tawhiti j 



Te motu ra i Pongaponga, e whakakau mai ra j 



Ko au nei te whanau hai te taingariu j 



Hai maka i te puna,* hai timo i te punake ' 



Te rongo te taringa i o riri nui ra 



Whakarae t'>nu au ko Hine-hore 



Ko au i te motu raia 



He whakairinga patu ka mokeke ana 



Te tipua tara i riro nei 



Mou te turituri, moku te pawera 



Hapainga taku tara, rite rawa Hauraki 



Te whanake o te hau nui e hori noa mai , 



Na wai te kai ka whiu, ka maka kai te tahua -• 



Hoki mai whakamuri te kiwi ki Orete 



Kai roto mai a Ngaweke i 



He whakautanga mo Hine-matukutuku 



To peru whakanuku ahiahi — e. 



Not to be outdone by a woman, the hapless Oneone replied 

 with : — ' 



A Tutara. ' 



Ehara i toku nui naku anake ia 



Naku ra i tohe atu, kia kite hoki au 



I mau mai ai ra te tawara ki au \ 



E ware ana au nga matu a VVhakaarif | 



Nga mahi a Kokirif i waiho ki tana hua ; 



Nga mahi a Rewharewhaf i waiho nei ki au. i 



The expression tango tu means to take a wife away from ; 



her husband. It is usually caused by huneinei (anger, vexa- ] 



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* Puna = punga. | 



t The co-respondents. 



