11-09-2022, 01:05 PM
"Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi"
As a old net withers another is remade
"Ta te tamariki tana mahi wawahi tahā"
It is the job of the children to smash the calabash
"Te toto o te tangata, he kai,
Te orange o te tangata, he whenua"
(The blood of man is supplied by food,
The sustenance of man is supplied by land.)
"He aroha whakato.
He aroha puta mai."
(If kindness is sown
Then kindness you shall receive.)
'E hara kia tatou anake .'
Not unto ourselves alone.
Maori proverbs
As a old net withers another is remade
"Ta te tamariki tana mahi wawahi tahā"
It is the job of the children to smash the calabash
"Te toto o te tangata, he kai,
Te orange o te tangata, he whenua"
(The blood of man is supplied by food,
The sustenance of man is supplied by land.)
"He aroha whakato.
He aroha puta mai."
(If kindness is sown
Then kindness you shall receive.)
'E hara kia tatou anake .'
Not unto ourselves alone.
Maori proverbs
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)