Tāne
Te Pou o Tāne
The Pillar of Tāne — A Karakia Picture Book
Tāne — the pou emerges from the forest
Tēnei te pōu ka tū
Here stands the pillar
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Tāne — full body, the gathering place
ko te pou o tēnei wānanga
The pillar of this gathering
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Tāne — the dual faces of the pou
Tēnei te pōu ka tū
Here stands the pillar
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Tāne — teacher and student as one
ko te pou o tēnei tauira
The pillar of this student
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Tāne — alive in the forest, green mana
Tēnei te pōu ka tū
Here stands the pillar
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Tāne — many arms reaching upward, firm in the sky
ko te pou kikī o runga
The firm pillar above
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Hine-ahuone — the earth pillar, the foundation
Tēnei te pōu ka tū
Here stands the pillar
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The twisted roots, the crooked way below
ko te pou kekē o raro
The crooked pillar below
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Ruaumoko — the crystalline breath, the fire within stone
Whakapoua te hā o Rua
Establish the breath of Rua
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Pillars reaching from earth to Ranginui
ko ngā pou matua ki te Rangi
The parent pillars to the Sky
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The breath as lasso, binding sky and earth
Whakapoua te hā o Rua
Establish the breath of Rua
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The sacred ones descend to Papatūānuku
ko ngā whatukura ki te one
The whatukura to the earth
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The fire cube glows with inner radiance
Whakapoua te hā kia hihiri
Establish the breath to shine
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Golden light spills across the carved surface
Whakapoua te hā kia rarama
Establish the breath to illuminate
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The tāmoko eye — the pillar lives in your gaze
Ko te pou nei kei a koe
This pillar is within you
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The galaxy spirals in the eye — ascension
ko te pou nei ka eke
This pillar ascends
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The rope coils upward, climbing to the surface
eke panuku
Ascend to the land
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The star compass — the tool of navigation
haramai te toki
Come forth the adze
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Hands hold the smoking stone — the covenant sealed
haumie
Haumie — the binding
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Looking up through the pillars — the call goes out
uie
Uie — the calling
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The underwater totems stand guard — the sacred seal
tāiki e
Tāiki e — let it be sealed
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Closing
Haumie, Uie, Tāiki E
It is bound, it is called, let it be sealed