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 wahineKei te mahi tarau makereKua rongo rānei koe?A tēnā kua peke taiapa kēKua kuīni kuīni, e kare!I ahu mai i te ngutu kuiaI te ika haehae kupengaI te wahine pihareina eKo te nanakia rāKo te harihari kōreroNāwai i kōhimuhimuKātahi ka hē kē atuMe taringa kirirua eNāwai i kōrero tikaKātahi ka kōrero tekaKaua e taringa hōkekeKua rongo rānei koe?Kua tino tūpuhi rawa eI te moe pūremu, tāhaeKua rongo rānei koe?A tēnā kua pukunati eKua hapū he pōriro, auē!Mehemea koe ka whakarongoKaua rawa e whakaponoKia pā te waha o te hoiho eMō te nanakia rā,Ko te harihari kōreroMehemea mōu ngā kōreroMe taringa kōhatu, taringa mārōKa whakarongo uka atu eKei noho ka hīraweraweKia mau ki te rangimarie, me te aroha
