ANDERSEN.—An Introduction to Maori Music. 761 
Oh, my fancy listening 
To the song of PP 
Of сога 
Of th tarakihi, 
In ғ dreams in the midst of the night. 
Ta ra ra-ta, ki-ta, ki-ta 
Ta ra ra-ta, ki-ta, ki da. 
O quivering sides, sound the refrain 
O quiveri ing * ө, sound the refrain, 
And with waist supple, 
And ben rey sisti 
Eieiha! - 
This song, obtained by the writer through the kindness of Mr. ent 
Stowell (Hare Hongi), at once seized the popular imagination, and it w 
soon converted into a haka, or posture-song and dance, with the бено 
introduction :— 
E torona kei — hoki mai. 
O slap-slap in 
О ыз! eei 
O stret cem 
о aA pon forth and draw back again. 
On the word pakia, the thighs are slapped with the open hands, and again 
on the word kia :— Ах. 4 
so keeping time whilst the leader gives the next line, where the thigh-slaps 
are on the words £o and kia 
ri-te, ka ri te, 
and are continued rhythmically through the next line. y ador. the thigh- 
slap, on the word ngawari, the right feet are brought n with a stamp 
in unison with the corresponding thigh-slap. The stamp ana slap together 
then continue through the fourth line. Following the stamp and slap, on 
the word hoki, all arms are stretched well forward, and brought y in until 
the opening shania; — X vhi 
On the word Та, the first of the chorus of "s "ibid the hands are slapped 
together, probably in imitation of the clicking accompaniment to the insect's 
chirring song, and so on according to > Ga i ба 
arrangement. Sg rhythm of the chorus pe ы б м р Р Р , 
is most distincti А through T E a-ra ra- ta ki - А 
Sind carrie 
die M "lino, and doubled in the ls TES [rfl 
but one, is characteristic of the Maori | 7a-ra ra-ta ki. i- ta, 
ref LA ETE 
rhythms 
These rhythms are of very great variety, Мт? o-parpa 97-те ene, 
and when а large body of people takes part > 
they are extremely effective, the many [~ 
strange actions and gestures adding a pic- „тл pe to-e-ne to-e-ne, 
turesque wildness. It is noticeable ad г er 
metre and melody do not go together ; the a e on ware 
more a song inclines to metrical rhythm, E Ж. з . 
i with actions, P s E 
the more subordinate does he ved Er, e, hal 
: t пей 
eie. юна orn Md love-songs, where a certain rhythm may be 
m 
present, but no metre. 
