Transcript Whakataka te hau - Tirimoana Primary School

Whakataka te hau
This is a traditional takutaku used to clear the pathway of
a place by calling upon the children of Tawhirimatea the
Guardian of the lower winds and weather. It used before
beginning an event.
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Whakataka te hau
ki te uru
Whakataka te hau
ki te tonga
Kia makinakina
Ki uta
Kia mataratara
Ki tai
E hii ake ana
Te atakura
He tio, he huka, he hauhunga
Haumia hui e
Taiki e
Make the wind fall
to the west
Make the wind fall
To the south
Let it be piercingly cold
on the land
Let it be intensely cold
In the sea
Haul up
The dawn
Ice, snow, frost.
Collected together
To be rendered apart.