Tēnei tāku poi

Tēnei tāku poi porotiti titaha

Ka kawea purakau ki ngā iwi o te motu

Whakarongo ki te patu

Ki te kupu kōrero o tāku manu poi e

Nō Hine-titama, no Hine-ahu-one

Nō Rānginui me Pāpā e

Nō Hemo-te-rangi, nō Tahu Pōtiki

Tāku manu kōrero

Ka whakaeke marae, whakaeke paepae

Taku manu kōrero

Tēnei taku manu tukutuku

Tēnei taku manu poi e

Tēnei taku poi porotiti titaha

Ka kawea purakau ki ngā iwi o te motu

Whakarongo ki te patu

Ki te kupu kōrero o taku manu poi e

Nō Hine-titama, nō Hine-ahu-one

Nō Ranginui me Pāpā e

Nō Hemo-te-rangi, nō Tahu Pōtiki

Tāku manu kōrero

Ka whakaeke marae, whakaeke paepae

Tāku manu kōrero

Tēnei tāku manu tukutuku

Tēnei tāku manu poi e

Our Kapa Haka Roopu are currently learning this poi waiata which was composed by Te Taumata Rangatira of which two of our tutors were members of in Ōtautahi. It tells the story of the poi and it's journey travelling throughout Aotearoa. The composition mentions the various ancestors of the poi ' Hine-titama' and 'Hine-ahu-one' who were Māori maidens. The waiata also acknowledges Rānginui(Sky father), Papatūānuku(Earth mother). Each of the tūpuna mentioned played a significant role with the traditions of the poi. 'Tahu Pōtiki' and 'Hemo-Te-Rangi' are prominent chiefs/Rangatira within Kai Tahu history. Kia ora ki a Jahmaine M Cummings rāua ko Mahia Brown.