Hei te kōanga ka tau te kūaka ki Muriwhenua, ā, hei te ngahuru kua hoki ki tērā taha o te ao. He tohu nui tēnei manu ki a Muriwhenua. He kōrero whakarite hoki mō Tūmatahina me tana ārahi i tōna iwi kia puta i te pā o Murimotu. Ka rere rātou i te pā pērā i te kūaka. Nei rā ngā kōrero kei raro iho nei e whakamārama ana i taua mahinga:
Ruia, ruia, tahia, tahia,
Kia hemo te
kākoakoa,
Kia herea mai i te kawau korokī.
Kia tātaki mai i roto i te
pūkorokoro, whaikoro,
Te kūaka, he kūaka mārangaranga,
Tahi te manu i tau ki
te tāhuna tau atu, tau atu, tau atu!
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
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by Rod Morris
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