Best.— Maori Marnage Customs. 39 



Kia rokohanga mai e koe 



Nga tai tu o te akau — e 



Ka whana atu koe 



Kia rokohanga atu e koe 



Nga tai ka tanumi 



No Rarotonga — e 



Tirotiro ko rangi ki te whetu 



Whakatahato mata ki te marama 



Whakataha to mata ki te marama 



Au nei he motu puhi rakau 



Whakina te tau kia rangona 



Mokimoki te kakara kia iria — e 



Na to ngakau koe i hua kia mahia tiori 



Na to matua koe i hua kia mahia tiori 



Tu ana a ia ki te rangi, mihi konaki ai 



Te ipo e ki te moenga 



E tangi ana ra te korori 



E tangi ana ra te korora 



Taku hei mapuna 



Kua riro titapu I 



Kou te ruru, kou te ruru I 



Kou ! 



And^here is another : — 



Pu mauri kura 



I whanake i te tara o Maninihau — e 



Ki horo mai ra tonga 



Ka pukea au e te wai — e ' ^ 



Maua ko te aroha ) 



I roto wahine atu ra — e -1 



Tuarua rawa mai ki te moenga 



He ringa ta auta rawa ake 



Ka ea kai te moenga — e 



E tangi ana ra te korori, te korora 



Taku hei mapuna 



Kua riro titapu — e 



Kou te ruru, kou te ruru ! i 



Kou! ; 



The following so-called atahu is a modern one, as will \ 

 be seen by the English words occurring therein. Nor is it 



a charm for general use, as are the foregoing. It was | 



composed by a woman named Matua-kore, whose husband \ 

 had deserted her, in order to express her feelings. She 



evinces a desire to have recourse to the atahu, but is \ 



doubtful as to its efficacy : — \ 



Homai ma nei e te Jiiihi, e te runanga '< 



He kupu hai whakapaa/w ^ 



Mo te ngakau o Kuini whaihanga ' 



Tenei to paipa me kawe atu ki a Te Reretautau ' 

 Hai iri atu, hai atahu kia hoki mai ai 

 Nohea e hoki mai 

 Ka tini, ka mano nga puke 



Kai waenga ko Tauaki, ko Takamai i 



I o Apa ripa tauarai ki o Te Ao ■ 



Ki a Te Manihi te aroha nei au | 



Haere ra, E Ura E ! ', 

 Korua ko to kakau whakawhana 



