Uepohatu opening: Karangatia ra

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‘Karangatia ra’ sung by performers on the second day of events 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

Karangatia ra

Karangatia ra

Pohiritia ra

Nga iwi o te motu

Nga mano tini

Haere mai

He hui aroha

Mo nga hoia

Nau nei te aroha

Me te mamae

 

Kaea: Whiua! Tahi, rua!

(Verse repeats)

 

Haere mai e nga iwi

Haere mai e nga toa

Nau mai te Kawana

Nga mana tiketike

Honoa mai te aroha

Haere mai

Nga ohaki

A nga tupuna

Nau nei te aroha

Me te Mamae

 

Kaea: Whiua! Tahi, rua!                                          

(Verse repeats)

 

Nau ra e Api

Nau ra e Porou

Wero ki taku uma

Titi rawa ai te manawa

Oho ana te mauri

Aue ra

Taonga tuku iho

A nga tupuna

Nau nei te aroha

Me te mamae

 

Kaea: Whiua! Tahi, rua!

(Verse repeats)

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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