Captain Whetu Werohia (Ngāi Te Rangi) speaks in a recorded public broadcast from North Africa, 24 September 1941.
Site administrators notes: The soundfile is in te reo Māori.
Transcript
Ka horo, kahore.
Ka horo te pa, kahore.
Tenei ano te ngarara kopae ara te takawheta nei, kei te oreore tana hiku.
Kei te komekome ana nga ngutu ki te karanga hoa mona, e Kupe, ko te ope taua.Ka whakarongo ake au ki te tangi a te manu e karanga mai e
Ka mate, ka mate, ka ora, ka ora
Ka mate, ka mate, ka ora, ka ora
Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru nana koe i tiki mai whakawhiti te ra
Upane, kaupane, upane, kaupane whiti te ra!
Te iwi, te motu, tena koutou. Aotearoa, Te Waipounamu me Wharekauri me nga motu o Te Moananui a Kiwa kia ora ano koutou i raro i te manaakitanga a te Runga Rawa.
Tena koutou e tangi mai na, e kakahu mai na, e te kakahu o aitua mo ratou me o matou hoa kua hinga atu nei i te marae o te pakanga. Tangihia mai ra i kona e tangihia atu nei hoki e matou i konei. Na koutou i tangi mai, na matou hoki i tangi atu. No reira te iwi, i hinganga rangatira, te hinga ki a Tu, ka pa hinga tera whare, na tona whare ano a ia hei tangi.
Me huri ake inaianei aku korero mo matou e noho atu nei i konei. Ko te ope tuatahi, tuarua, tuatoru, kua hui ki te wahi kotahi. Ko te ope tuawha kei te puni hoia te unga mai i kona. Kei te ako te whakatu waewae me te mau a te pu. Ka nui te ora o te tamariki e noho atu nei. Kei te hikaka te whakaaro o te tamariki inaianei kia piri ratou ki te hoariri. Tae mai ana te ihi me te wehi kia matou ki o ratou kaumatua, i te wana o te whiu o te waewae o te tamariki. No reira te iwi, ahakoa ra to matou toa, kaua hei tukuna ma etahi wahanga anake o tatou o te kainga na hei hoe i te waka. Me mutu ake te ahuatanga o enei korero i konei. Ka huri atu au ki taku iwi ki a Ngai Te Rangi.
Te iwi, nga hapu, tena koutou. Ka nui te aroha atu ki a koutou. E hoki ana ano te whakaaro, he aha rawa i takitahi rawa ai aku karangatanga maha i tae mai nei ki te hapai te rakau a o ratou tupuna. No reira, he uri katoa koutou no Tamapahore. Te tangata nana i takatakahi katoa te moana mai o Tikirau i Nga Kuri a Wharei, huri atu ki Waikato. No reira te iwi, awhinatia mai ra te reo o tenei rautahi e paho atu nei i tenei whenua ake. Kia ora koutou. E Patu, mea atu ki to whaea ka nui te ora o to koro, na ki to tipuna hoki. Tena koutou katoa.
Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.
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