Mahi o te wiki

 Whainga o te wiki 

Whakamaori te mōteatea - at the corner of the world Tu Fu

Translate the poem

Karakia - Puritia 

Whakatauki - Mā ngā huruhuru ka rere te manu 

Karakia Hou

Uhia nei Te manawa oho Te manawa tū Te manawa tina o te reo hihiri ki roto tēnā ki tēnā o tātou o takatū i te ara nei ki tona tiketike e koia

Cherished here, the awakening heart, the standing heart, the true heart of the vibrant/energetic language, within each one of us, standing tall on this path to its highest point, indeed

Mahi kainga o te ataarangi

Ngā tohutohu ki te tahu kotahi ahi mahana

Rauemi 

Nā te mea timatanga 

Toutou

• Rau māroke o te kōuka 

• Rau māroke o ngā harakeke

• Tarakihi māroke

• Ēnei kiri māroke  o te rakau tōtara

Rākau iti

Rākau nui 

Ngā mahiNā te mea tuatahi, kōhikohi ēnei konenehu

Ki te mahi konenehu i te harakeke

Ka tikina ngā rau tawhito

Ka warua ngā rua me te māripi

Ka whakakorokoro ngā miro ki te ahua o te kōhanga

Ka whakaputa ngā toutou ki te papa o tō ahi kōhanga

Katahi ka whakaputa te rākau iti ki runga  

Katahi ka whakapāngia te konenehu ki te mati

Whakamāoritanga tetahi poem of the T'ang dynasty - Li ho

I have had some fun translating a Poem that was already translated into English into Te Reo Māori. 
The book was a gift from a dear friend.

Te pukapuka 

Poems of the late T'ang

Translated and with an introduction from A.C Graham 

Reo Māori is a language that suits the practical and the poetic. 

E ako ana tonu au i te reo Māori

Kupu hou 

Hauhunga - ice

Whakaeke - crash 

tiaho - glow

matotoru - thick

hiriwa - silver