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In these tau is observed the perfect time kept by the singers, the chant 
often sounding as though uttered by one composite voice. en action 
enters the songs the same unanimity is observed. Captain Cook noted 
the striking of a hundred paddles against the sides of a canoe so 
as to produce but a single sound; and in the performance of the haka, 
especially when men perform alone or women perform alone, the various 
sounds, of voice, hands, or feet give the effect of the augmented voice and 
action of a single person. 
e following is the outline of a simple haka :— 
Voice P р TET Er ж: 
& 
Foot V р = Е р 
Though this was opened by the voice, the beat was on the stamp of the foot, — 
when the voice was silent, the cessation of the voice adding emphasis to the © 
stamp. This is the scheme for a ngeri, one of the many kinds of war-song. 
On a similar scheme, producing an altogether different effect, is the 
following, heard at Koriniti, Wanganui River, in March, 1921 :— 
А 
Two voices 5 a 
ae 
Vu seam y > : E 
mor POPE PP ee eee] terra 
е hei; е hei; Heo te a-ta hei. Heo te a-te hei, 
Some young men were practising, two voices singing the Heo with very 
great vigour, one voice following very quietly with e hei. This was repeated 
and then all three joined, singing the rest together, quickly and vigorously, 
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even run backwards and forwards along the thwarts whilst thus directing 
the crew. 
E whakarongo ai au, 
Ki te tangi mai, 
A te manu nei, 
A te tarakihi 
Ite weheruatanga о te po: 
Ta ra ra-ta, ki-ta, ki-ta, 
Ta ra ra-ta, ki-ta, ki- 
Wiri opa: 
