Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
E Puke Amu Teia No Iokebeda
E Puke Amu Teia No Iokebeda
1 Anga iririri ake iaku to au mate ka aere kae ra ki te rangi tua tini ki reira to vaerua e, teia ua te kino, ko te rainga o te tangata ka ope ki te paarua kare e tapu akaira tere i te aerenga atu ki te rima tapu o Riete e.
2 E tu kae ra e mai ne e tangi kia Iokebeda, oro tika ki runga i te tuniki akara tamou tika ki Obetipa e mea aroa rai te Mata aku e tiraa ua mai, kare ra e tangi i te apa [unclear: Matileni] i te rima o Koao, kua uri niko iro ki te karaone e.
3 Ina ka oro e Teina ka tau aru ia Iobeda ki vai mutu, tei ea atu na i roa ai te na pau tei roto ia [unclear: Benikolo] taua karamu i vaitata ki Obetipa e.
4 Aue taua nei e te tungane e toru apinga i [unclear: pango] ki [unclear: Akatoka] ko te Mitinare ra mei Atiaiti ko to taua [unclear: pae] ko Ziona are toka ia e tu aipa taurekareka e.