Paikea

KUPU MĀORI

Uia mai koia, whakahuatia ake

Ko wai te whare nei e
Ko wai te tekoteko kei runga
Ko Paikea! Ko Paikea!

Whakakau Paikea. Hei!
Whakakau he tipua. Hei!
Whakakau he taniwha.
Ka u Paikea ki Ahuahu. Pakia!

Kei te whitia koe
Ko Kahutia-te-rangi. Aue!…

LYRICS

Ask and you will be told;
What is the name of this house?
It is Te Kani / It is Rangi / Whitireia!
Who is the carved figure above?
It is Paikea! It is Paikea!

Paikea emerges. Hey!
A wizard emerges. Hey!
A deep-water prodigy is wading ashore. Hey!
Paikea lands at Ahuahu. Slap!

Your identity is entwined
with Kahutia-te-rangi. Amazing!
You were intimate with the daughter
of Te Whironui - really!-
who settled at the Lake-of-woman's-blood.

Alas! Alas!
You are now a figurehead, old one.