Best. — Notes on Ancient Polynesian Migrants. . 135 



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Hurihanga a ngaru 



Ki waho ki te moana 



Turua mai e koe 



Ki a Tu-hikitia, ki a Tu-hapainga 



Aua mai nuku, aua mai rangi 



Rukuhia e koe i te ruku i te kawau 



Koia te rangi e tu nei — e — i. 



As the people gathered round to greet him, Hoaki said to Maru, 

 " Sir, I have a party with me." " Who are they ? " inquired 

 Maru. " They are the descendants of Toi." " For what purpose 

 have they come ? ' : ' They tasted the dried kumara that we 

 took with us, hence they have come to obtain the seed for 

 planting." 



So the voyagers obtained their seed, which was procured at 

 Pari-nui-te-ra and at Ngaruru-kai-whatiwhati. 



Below are given some of the incantations and spells used by 

 the crew of the " Aratawhao " : — 



Ka hikaia ko te hau. 

 Hika atu ra taku ahi 

 Ki te hau e riri mai nei 

 E rotu mate, rotu mate aio he 

 Tawaha ana ra 

 Te hau e riri mai nei 

 E rotu mate, rotu mate, aio he 

 He marangai te hau 

 E riri mai nei 



Haere i tua, haere i a moana nui 

 Haere i a moana roa 

 Haere i a moana te takiritia 

 Ki te whai ao, ki te ao marama. 



The above spell is termed a rotu ; it is recited in order to calm 



the angry surges, to calm the boisterous winds. The following 



is termed a tata ; it is repeated while a canoe is being baled out 



when at sea : — 



Pa atu hoki taku tata 



Ki te riu tapu nui o te waka 



E haere nei 



Rei kura, rei ora 



Rei ora te mahaki 



Ka turuturua, ka poupoua 



Ki tawhito o te rangi — e. 



The following is the awa of " Te Aratawhao." The awa is 

 an incantation used in order to render the course of a canoe calm 

 and easy to pursue — to smooth the way for her. The word awa 

 bears the meaning of " channel, course of a vessel" : — 



Tu mai awa, tu mai awa 



Ko koe kai (kei) takahia noatia e au 



Ta peau nuku, ta peau rangi 



(or tupe au nuku, tupe au rangi) 



