The songs : scattered pieces from many canoe areas / collected by Sir Apirana Ngata ; [translated and revised by Pei Te Hurinui].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngata, Apirana, Sir, 1874-1950.

Contributor:

Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976.

Standardized Title:

Nga moteatea, he maramara rere no nga waka maha. English & Maori.

Language:

English

Maori

Subjects (All):

Folk songs, Māori--Texts.

Folk songs, Māori.

Folk songs, Māori--Texts--Translations into English.

Māori poetry.

Māori poetry--Translations into English.

Māori (New Zealand people)--Music.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Songs, Māori.

Folk music--New Zealand.

Folk music.

New Zealand.

Ethnic music recordings--New Zealand.

Ethnic music recordings, Maori.

Local Subjects:

Ethnic music recordings--New Zealand.

Ethnic music recordings, Maori.

Genre:

Music.

Physical Description:

volumes : portrait, genealogical tables ; 26 cm + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

[2004 edition].

Other Title:

Ngā mōteatea

Place of Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

Parallel English and Maori text.

Summary:

This classic text on Maori culture collects indigenous New Zealand songs recorded over a period of 40 years by a respected Maori leader and distinguished scholar. The essence of Maori culture and its musical tradition is exhibited in the original song texts, translations, audio CDs, and notes from contemporary scholars featured in this new edition. This rare cultural treasure makes accessible a fleeting moment in Maori history when traditional practices and limited experience with the outside world allowed indigenous songs and customs to flourish.

Notes:

Added t.p. in Maori.

Translation of: Nga moteatea he maramara rere no nga waka maha.

Half-title: Ngā mōteatea (the songs) a selection of annotated tribal songs of the Maori with English translations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents of compact discs on p. 422-425.

ISBN:

1869403215

OCLC:

56677226