Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Tera Tetai Pee No Te Teaia (Song of Teaia)
Tera Tetai Pee No Te Teaia (Song of Teaia)
No te rangi mai te mana no te Atua kitea kore ia, e [unclear: vainu] a tangata ua tei akamori ia e te mana kore.
1 E ariki aere i te uira e Atua nui ko utakea ka mana mai i te rangi te Atua ko Iva e.
= I ai ariki au e tuputupu piri kia utakea taku ei e, e Atua ariki taku tane e.
2 E mana ka mana mai i te rangi e Atua [unclear: pee] aere aki, ki tui au o atu ko te Tapatu o te rangi e kua araapua e tangi marama atu ko Iva e.
= I ariki au e, e tuputupu piri kia utakea taku ei e. atua ariki taku tane e.
Ka aere maira i runga roa kia tapu ooi e.