Uepohatu concert: E pari ra

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‘E Pari Ra’ performed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.

The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.  The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.

At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.

The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.  Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.

Transcript

Verse 1:

E pari rā ngā tai ki te ākau
E hotu rā ko taku manawa
Aue! Haria mai te aroha ki ahau
Te iwi e, e Ngata! Tangi noa

Chorus:
Tēnā rā! Tahuri mai! 
E te tau! Te aroha
Tēnei rā ahau te tangi nei
Mōhou kuā wehea nei
Haere rā! Mahara mai 
E te tau! Kia mau ki au
Haere rā! Ka tūturu ahau
Haere rā! 

Verse 2:
Haere rā e tama! Haere rā
Haria rā te aroha i ahau
Aue! me tangi noa ahau ki muri nei
Haere ra, e tama! Haere ra!

Repeat chorus:
Tēnā rā! Tahuri mai! 
E te tau! Te aroha
Tēnei rā ahau te tangi nei
Mōhou kuā wehea nei
Haere rā! Mahara mai 
E te tau! Kia mau ki au
Haere rā! Ka tūturu ahau
Haere rā! 

Repeat verse 1:

E pari rā ngā tai ki te ākau
E hotu rā ko taku manawa
Aue! Haria mai te aroha i ahau
Te iwi e, he ngakau tangi noa

Repeat chorus:
Tēnā rā! Tahuri mai! 
E te tau! Te aroha
Tēnei rā ahau te tangi nei
Mōhou kuā wehea nei
Haere rā! Mahara mai 
E te tau! Kia mau ki au
Haere rā! Ka tūturu ahau
Haere rā! 

 

Reference:

Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: 43116. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.

Image Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust

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