Haere Ra (Good Bye) Waltz Song

Composer Maewa Kaihau (1879 - 1941)

Lyricist Maewa Kaihau (1879 - 1941)

Date1935

Object number00029044

NameSheet music

Mediumpaper

DimensionsOverall: 318 x 249 mm, 1 mm, 0.05 kg

ClassificationsEphemera

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionThis sheet music features a lithograph of a Maori woman waving a handkerchief at a departing vessel. The Haere Ra (goodbye) waltz was a popular song sung at docks when ships were leaving and as the final waltz at dances. This popular music was printed in Auckland, New Zealand and continued to be in print through to the 1960s.SignificanceThis music booklet represents the blend of European dance styles and Maori traditional music and culture during the 1920s.