Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

E Tarotaro Moari Teia No Te Tuatau E Peke Ei Te Moari

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E Tarotaro Moari Teia No Te Tuatau E Peke Ei Te Moari

Pupu e, Pupu e. Ko ai tei vao, ko au ko Rapa e. E aere mai Rapa e, e aere mai ki te are e. No ai te are e, no Tu te are, no Rongo te are, ka tai [unclear: uaroro] ki vao, ka rua ua [unclear: roro] ki vao e, aere mai nei Maine ma te iku kikau ma te tau mata vero, ka ano ka rere i tona reinga, i rere, i rere, i karia i karia, i to ngau ngau e, tiare kato e.

E aere mai au mei tai, ko puia ko te rona, ko te Atua karanga mea, ko Tane mei te tere, ko muri tai ara ea, tokerau mei anga, matangi matangi, ko rua, korua, no ea koe e taku ariki. no tai au, no atikau te maire atikoko e, na Nikau te marama, ka ara ki te ipo e, i ara ki runga i ara ki raro, ki marau e, te itu nui mata karokaro te karoanga e koe e, te ruru te ruru moe ki uta, te ruru moe ki tai i te umeume no Koro tapu ariki e koro ki tai o koropanga me tu oro. penei paa tei tai te moamoa e rutu au e iioo roa.

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Title: Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands : Notebook 2

Author: John Joseph Knight Hutchin

Editor: Percy Hall

In: Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

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