Kaitito
James Te Wharehuia Milroy

1937 --
Nō te tau 1937 i whānau mai ai a Te Wharehuia. He uri ia nō Ngāi Tūhoe. He mātanga reo Māori ia, ā, he kaiwhakahaere hoki ia i Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori i Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Ngā waiata a te kaitito
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He waiata tangi mō Hirini
Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
haere tonu
Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
Nōu, e Hī,... -
Tai Aroha
Ko te aroha anō he wai
E pupu ake ana
He awa e māpuna mai ana
I roto i te whatumanawa5 Ko tōna matapuna he hōhonu
haere tonu
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He waiata tangi mō Hirini
Ngā Kupu
Ko koe tēnā e Hī. E tō e te rā, e rehu ki te rua
Ringiringi ā-wai, te roimata i aku kamo
He mea mahue ahau i te hīkoinga wae
Nōu, e Hī, whakangaro atu ana
5 ngā kūrae koe o maumahara
Whakaahu ana te tara ki miti tai
Kai raro koe e taku Atua. E aroha nei au.
Kāti tō wairua te mahi nei, te haramai.
Tēnei mātau ka kimi, e Hī, koutou ko ō tīpuna
10 Kua ruia nei ki raro ki Paerau
Me aha e mutu ai te rangikanetanga
Kia mauru ake ai te aroha
Auē, auē.
Ko koe tēnā e Hī!
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He waiata aroha, he mōteatea tēnei mō Hirini Melbourne.Titoa ai tēnei waiata e Tākuta Wharehuia Milroy i te tau 2003, i muri tata mai i te matenga o tōna hoa, o tōna whanaunga. ka noho tēnei hei kupu aroha ki tētehi whanaungatanga kahurangi.