Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua
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Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua

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Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua

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A kaumatua—an elder of the Maori people—reflects in poetry and prose on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland, New Zealand. Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e! Haare Williams grew up with his Tuhoe grandparents on the shores of Ohiwa Harbour on the East Coast of New Zealand in a te reo world of Tane and Tangaroa, Te Kooti and the old testament, myths and legends, and of Nani Wai and curried cockle stew—a world that Haare left behind when he learnt English at school and moved to the city of Auckland. Over the last half-century, through the Maori arts movement, waves of protest, and the rise of Maori broadcasting, Haare Williams has witnessed and played a part in the changing shape of Maoridom. In his poetry and prose, in te reo Maori and English, Haare has a unique ability to capture both the wisdom of te ao Maori and the transformation of that world. This book, edited and introduced by acclaimed author Witi Ihimaera, brings together the poetry and prose of Haare Williams to produce a work that is a biography of the man and his times, a celebration of a kaumatua and an exemplar of his wisdom.

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Publisher
Auckland University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781776710508
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature

PART ONE

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Kōpara

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He Waiata Pepeha

Tere mai taku waka Tākitimu e
Tū ana te maunga Haumia e
Rere ana taku awa Waipaoa e
Tau ana te whenua Rāwhiti e
Tere mai taku waka Tākitimu e
Tū ana te maunga Haumia e
Rere ana taku awa Waipaoa e
Tau ana te whenua
Tūranganui a Kiwa e
Tākitimu
Haumia
Waipaoa e
Māhaki
Tāmanuhiri
Rongowhakaata e

In the Beginning

Earth Breathe on Me

Earth the cool breath of life
Earth the slumbering pūriri
Earth the misty valley
Earth the departed sun
Earth the tingling blue sky
Earth the dark sheen of a woman river
Earth the mottling tides tumbling ashore
Earth the sweeping godwits
Earth our home
Earth the giving land
Papatūānuku
Kei Runga
Above 1
Kei runga
Above
Ko Ranginui
The Sky
Kei raro
Below
Ko Papatūānuku
The Earth
Kei mua
In front
Ko te moana
The sea
Kei muri
Behind
Ko te ngahere
The bush
Kei tēnei taha
To this side
Ko te puna wai
The spring
Ko ngā awaawa
And the streams
Kei tērā taha
To that side
Ko ngā wāhi mahinga kai
The gardens
Kei tua
Beyond
Ko ngā kaitiaki
The guardians
Kei konei
And here
Ko te kāinga
Is home
Ko ngā oranga
Are all kinds
Katoa
Of life
Kōkō ia
Kōkō calls
E ara e!
I rise!

A Prophetic Land

Our land is a good land
Harakeke pīngao blades of grass
Rainbow shafts in the songs
of tūī korimako kōkako
Our land is bounteous
Generous giving prophecy
Wairua made richer in the songs
of tūī korimako kōkako
Our land is a giving land
We give to global missions for peace
Kei roto i ngā waiata
a te tūī korimako, te kōkako e
Grass made from raindrops
Our Cross in the southern sky
Golden sands of Tangaroa
A garden in a summer breeze
Our land is generous
Rich in education sport entertainment
Manaakitanga in the songs
of tūī korimako kōkako
Our land is an offering land
Men and women fought bloody wars
at the altars of democracy to the songs
of tūī korimako kōkako
E Ihoa, Atua o ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whakarongona, me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai, kia tau tō atawhai
Manaakitia mai, Aotearoa
Tō tātou whenua he whenua māhaki
He whenua tipu he whenua atawhai
Te whenua tipu
o te tūī korimako...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: Witi Ihimaera
  6. Part One: Kōpara
  7. Part Two: The Swaying Kahikatea
  8. Part Three: Beating Against the Wind
  9. Part Four: Sing, Bellbird
  10. Notes
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Te Puāwaitanga