Te Pipiwharauroa 145
No. 145
1910/05
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 145, Gisborne, May 1910.
‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]
Our heads are bowed.
Great grief has come upon us.
Son of God,
Have pity on us.
Our friend is lost to us,
Gone to the night of death,
Leaving us behind to weep.
Have pity on us.
[Piko nei te matenga – Maori Prayer Book No. 152]
THE DEATH OF KING EDWARD.
