Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Tera tetai ua i taua pee ra o Upokonui
[Note added by Bob O'Brien as transcriber:] Tera tetai ua i taua pee ra o Upokonui
1 Kua tere i te moana te ariki Tauniva koia e tui ariki oi au e.
2 Ko mai me tere i te moana te Teariki tauniva kua tau ki Akatoka, kua noo i te vaine ko Taneroea e tui ariki oi au e.
3 Ko mai mei tere i te moana Tearikitauniva kua tau ki Nukuroa kua noo i te vaine ko Teikupeva marama, anau taana tama, i taku tupuna ra ia Vakapera koia e tui ariki oi au e.
4 Ko mai me tere i te moana, Teariki tauniva kua tau ki Atiu kua noo i te vaine ko te ko Teroroeira, anau taana tama, i taku tupuna ra ia Tiramaki koia tui ariki oi au e.
5 Ko mai mai noo ia Atiu teariki Tauniva kua noo i te vaine ko te Uimataiapo anau taana tama, i taku tupuna ra ia Mapuangaiora koia e tui ariki oi au e.
6 Ko mai mai noo i Atiu kua noo i Atiu Teariki Tauniva, kua noo i te vaine ko Akeumata o Tangaroa anau taana tama taku tupuna ra ia Rongoape i rau ka aia te Ata koia e tui ariki oi au e.
E tui Mataiapo kua kitea e, &