Uepohatu concert: Nohou ra e Ngata

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Song 'Nohou ra e Ngata' peformed 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.

Transcription

Nohou ra e Ngata te powhiri

Kia whakamene mai nga hapu e

Tu mokemoke to i tenei ra

Kua ngaro nei ra

Nga morehu (nga morehu)

Tenei te rangatahi (Hi!)

Kua tae mai nei

Ki runga Ruatorea, tena ra e

Ki te whakatutuki to kupu e

I waiho ake ra e, nga ngakau e

 

Nga iwi e pae nei kia ora ra

He whare whakairo tukutuku

He rangi e mo nga hau e wha

Numinumi kau au ki te hapai o te whare

Me pewhea ra e mauru ai

Kati nei ki ahau ko te ara maikuku

Tatau taitamariki kia kaha ra! (Hi! Hi! Hi!)

Horahia te marino i nga wa katoa

Aue Hi!

Reference:

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

Image Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856

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