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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Nga-Puhi [Vol. X, English]

Chapter XIV

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Chapter XIV

The lightning flashes in one stream
And darts towards the South
And thou; o son of whom?
Who didst the war chant sing
And to the North thy army take
As thou doest utter curses on thy foe,
But ah, how didst thou lift
Thy feet in stepping forth?
Thy left foot now entangled is
And thou doest wrongly hold thy spear.
But then my son, who wast
Baptized with the Hutu and the Ake
And from these rites and incantations
Flow the power of daring to thy soul
To meet and battle with thy foe
And that thou mayest a power wield
Whilst leading on thy naval troop
To gain the northern tide
That ripples loudly at Piki-kare
Where daring overcomes all obstacles
And ye glide on as by a gentle tide
Whose current takes you to the shades of death,
To meet the younger ones, and ye be lost
To all in life and love to me