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Kōrero: Tāwhirimātea – the weather

He apakura

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He apakura a ‘E pa to hau’ nā Rangiāmoa i tito mō tōna uri a Te Wano o Ngāti Apakura me Waikato. Waihoki ki te tokomaha o ngā waiata pēnei, ka whakaritea te ua o te rangi ki te roi o te mata.

Tuhinga

E ua e te ua e tāheke
Come then, come then oh rain 
Koe i runga rā;
Pour down, pour down steadily from above
Ko au ki raro nei riringi ai
Whilst I here below
Te ua i aku kamo.
Call forth a deluge from my eyes.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Tāwhirimātea – the weather – Rain, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/music/8277/he-apakura (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2022.