Round the sacred flagstaff they went--men, women, and children--chanting: _Rewa_ River _Piki rewa_ Big river _Rongo rewa_ Long river _Tone_ Stone _Piki tone_-- Big stone-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Rori_ Road _Piki rori_ Big road _Rongo rori_ Long road _Puihi_ Bush _Piki puihi_-- Big bush-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Rongo puihi_ Long bush _Rongo tone_ Long stone _Hira_ Hill _Piki hira_ Big hill _Rongo hira_-- Long hill-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Mauteni_ Mountain _Piki mauteni_ Big mountain _Rongo mauteni_ Long mountain _Piki niu_ Big staff _Rongo niu_-- Long staff-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Nota_ North _No te pihi_ North by East _No te hihi_ N. Nor'-east _Norito mino_ N.E. by North _Noriti_ North-east _Koroni_-- Colony-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Hai!_ Hi! _Kamu te ti_ Come to tea _Oro te mene_ All the men _Rauna_ Round _Te Niu_-- The _Niu_-- _Teihana!_ Attention! _Hema_ Shem _Rurawini_ Rule the wind _Tu mate wini_ Too much wind _Kamu te ti_-- Come to tea-- _Teihana!_ Attention! And so on, a marvellous farrago of Maorified English words and phrases. It was Te Ua's "gift of tongues," they imagined, that had descended upon them. Night and morning, too, the sound of Hauhau prayers rose from the great camp. Here is one, the "Morning Song" ("_Waiata mo te Ata_"), in imitation of the English Prayer-book: _Translation._ _Koti te Pata, mai mariré_; God the Father, have mercy on me; _Koti te Pata, mai mariré_; God the Father, have mercy on me; _Koti te Pata, mai mariré_; God the Father, have mercy on me; _To riré, riré!_ Have mercy, mercy (or peace, peace)! _Koti te Tana, mai mariré_; God the Son, have mercy on me; _Koti te Tana, mai mariré_; God the Son, have mercy on me; _Koti te Tana, mai mariré_; God the Son, have mercy on me; _To riré, riré!_ Have mercy, mercy! _Koti te Orikoti, mai mariré_; God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on me; _Koti te Orikoti, mai mariré_; God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on me; _Koti te Orikoti, mai mariré_; God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on me; _To riré, riré!_ Have mercy, mercy!