Te Harihari Kōrero
Kingi Kiriona - 2007
The poi was composed as a clever, entertaining and light-hearted response to some very burdensome rumours and warns of the consequences of gossip mongering, and offers advice to those who fall victim to it; ‘kia mau kit e rangimārie me te aroha – keep the faith!’
Tune: Te Waipounamu Teinakore, Te Manawaroa Teinakore
Maori lyrics
Kua rongo rānei koe?
Kua wehe atu tana wahine
Kei te mahi tarau makere
Kua rongo rānei koe?
A tēnā kua peke taiapa kē
Kua kuīni kuīni, e kare!
I ahu mai i te ngutu kuia
I te ika haehae kupenga
I te wahine pihareina e
Ko te nanakia rā
Ko te harihari kōrero
Nāwai i kōhimuhimu
Kātahi ka hē kē atu
Me taringa kirirua e
Nāwai i kōrero tika
Kātahi ka kōrero teka
Kaua e taringa hōkeke
Kua rongo rānei koe?
Kua tino tūpuhi rawa e
I te moe pūremu, tāhae
Kua rongo rānei koe?
A tēnā kua pukunati e
Kua hapū he pōriro, auē!
Mehemea koe ka whakarongo
Kaua rawa e whakapono
Kia pā te waha o te hoiho e
Mō te nanakia rā,
Ko te harihari kōrero
Mehemea mōu ngā kōrero
Me taringa kōhatu, taringa mārō
Ka whakarongo uka atu e
Kei noho ka hīrawerawe
Kia mau ki te rangimarie, me te aroha
