Ko te kaitito o tēnei o ngā waiata kāore i te mōhiotia tae atu hoki ki tōna ahunga mai, engari, e whakapaetia ana, tērā pea nō roto mai o Te Tairāwhiti. I titoa i te wā o Te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao.
The composer of this song is not widely known, however the general consensus is that this waiata is most likely to have come from one of the composers of the East Coast region. It was written around the time of World War II.