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afterwards removes the bones to a place in the 

 forest, often known only to himself. It would 

 appear that not only the clothing, but also the 

 ornaments, implements of war and fishing, and so 

 forth, are deposited with the dead : at least, in ex- 

 amining some old coffins which were suspended on 

 trees, I found fish-hooks (made of human bones, 

 perhaps of those of a conquered enemy), and some 

 battle-axes of Lydian stone. All these places, wahi- 

 tapu (sacred places), as they are called generally, or 

 papa tupapakau (a coffin for the corpse), if it is a 

 monument, are strictly sacred ; and many a strife 

 has arisen between Europeans and natives, from the 



Te uru o te ariki Hiki Hiki 



Pipi ra u e ru koia Hiki Hiki warawara 



Pihe ! Ko iai tanga roa 



He tapu 1 tana 



He tapu tumata tangaroa Homai ra 



E Dgaro He kino Tu 



He ngaro tu ki tana he iwa Wangainga 



He iwa Kia tai 



He iwa tukua ki te marae Koropana 



Wero wero Te kawa ki te marae 



Wero wero te tara homai ra Witi rua 



Werohia ki teia Te ika tere ku paenga 



Wakarewa wakarewa Kia uru Ae Aea 



Te tara ki a Tai Ae Aea 



Me kotahi manawa reka Kia uru Ae Aea 



Te manawa ki a Tu Ae Aea 



U Ae Aea Kia uru Ae Aea 

 UAeAea Pihe! 



NOTE. The lines in brackets are only sung when the dead has 

 been killed in battle. In such case the heads of the enemies he 

 has slain are raised into the air on spears each time the word Pihe 

 is said by the priest, and repeated by the chorus. 



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