A song in praise of Ngoi Pewhairangi.

E te tau o ta-ku a-te e Ha-ru-ru kau a-na Te ra-nga-ta-hi ta-ka-tū nei e Ki te hā-pai i nga ma-hi e A Ngoi e Wha-ka-ro-ngo ki te reo Maori e. Ki te pa-kō a te poi A Ngoi e Ki te ta-ka-hi ta-ma ma A Ngoi e Ki te mi-ta o te Reo. Ata-ahu-a Ngoi NGOI NGOI Nga-kau ma-ri-e NGOI NGOI Wha-ka-po-no Ngoi NGOI NGOI Tau pu-mau NGOI You're our bosom friend always going full throttle to help this younger generation with the task Oh Ngoi of listening to the Maori language. In the thudding of the poi Oh Ngoi in the men's stamping Oh Ngoi in the rhythm of our language. Beautiful Ngoi NGOI NGOI with a heart of gold NGOI NGOI Dedicated Ngoi NGOI NGOI Our constant friend NGOI Ngoi Pewhairangi and the Patea Maori Club Ngoi and Dalvanius This is a song in praise of Ngoi Pewhairangi from Tokomaru Bay, a renowned writer of traditional Maori songs. Ngoi assisted show-business entertainer Davanius Prime by writing the lyrics of the upbeat pop Maori song 'Poi-E," and this was recorded with great gusto under Dalvanius's direction by the Patea Maori Club. When Poi-E went to the top of the New Zealand charts it greatly raised the morale in Dalvanius's small town of Patea where the local freezing works (slaughter house) had closed and put hundreds out of work. Dalvanius expanded Poi-E into a folk musical based on events after the closing of the freezing works. The musical included the song 'Ngoi Ngoi.' The ex-freezing workers took this show on a successful tour to Britain. Poi E - The Musical PATEA FREEZING WORKS, September 1982. Today at in the small South Taranaki town of Patea, Vesty's Freezing Works is closing. Outside the Works gates the workers, including childhood sweethearts Jay and Gabrielle, make their last defiant stand. PARIROA MARAE, PATEA. A farewell church service has been called by the tribal elders to bless workers who are leaving Patea to start life anew. Each family member is given a 'Ruakura', feathers of peace and love. PAKIRIKIRI MARAE, TOKOMARU BAY. The ex-freezing workers from South Taranaki visit Tokomaru Bay on a research tour and meet Ngoi Ngoi Pewhairangi. They compare their work schemes and initiatives to those of the local populace. KING'S CROSS, SYDNEY. Six months has passed, Gabrielle (now nicknamed Gabby) is living in Sydney's red light district. In Jay's absence she has began working as a prostitute and has acquired a passion for drugs. ON TOUR IN BRITAIN. The family and friends of Jay and Gabby have become overnight pop sensations as the Patea Maori Club. They play concerts in Britain where the pop song Poi E is released. GABBY'S APARTMENT, KING'S CROSS. Gabby shares an apartment overlooking the Cross. Jay arrives back from a surfing holiday. Gabby entices him to sample a little 'devils food'. PARIROA MARAE, PATEA. A radio DJ announces that for the first time an all Maori language record 'Poj E' has reached No.1 on the New Zealand Top 40. Jay and Gabby's engagement is announced to the whanau, but Jay and Gabby have their own celebration with a little 'devils food'. The effect of the drugs and alcohol cause the lovers to hallucinate. The Marae, the last Bastion of all things tapu and sacred to the tribe has been desecrated. Jay and Gabby are attacked by their flying tipuna (ancestors). GABBY'S APARTMENT, KING'S CROSS. Friends call on Gabby to find she has been violently beaten by drug-crazed Jay. Supported by her friends she makes a last minute plea to him, but her pleas fall on deaf ears and she chooses to leave him. SYDNEY HOSPITAL. Jay is in a drug-induced coma with Gabby by his side. Uncle Ted, Jay's sister Letty and Gabby's uncle Dalvanius have flown from New Zealand to be with their mokopuna. Jay loses battle for his life and the Doctor pronounces him dead. PARIROA MARAE. The whanau gather for the tangi of their beloved grandchild. At the farewell speech Uncle Ted farewells Jay and Gabby's families and friends, and also the audience. E-mail from Dalvanius Dec 2, 2001 Kiaora John Here's the lyrics to NGOI NGOI. Credits for this one Music: Maui Dalvanius Prime Lyrics: Maui Dalvanius Prime & Tokomaru Bay Collective. From The Album, CD and Cassette, 'Poi E" By Dalvanius & Patea Maori From "Poi E - The Musical" Avaliable On Maui - Jayrem International Records Lyrics Reprinted By Arrangement With Maui Music. Maori songs - Kiwi songs - Home Placed on the internet July 2007