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Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

Napa- a Bad King

Napa- a Bad King

E tae akera ki te tuatua ia Napa kua ruru maira a Rangiatea ki raro ake iaia ko te ariki ngakau tena e te meamea au i Rangiatea e tarai ua tona rakau ki runga i te ua tangata i topa ai taua ngai ra ko Tarairangi. Tera tetai tu o taua ariki ra, kia aere te tangata ki te rava kai kua aere aia ki te ara nui noo ua ai i te tiaki i te tautai kia tae mua ra te tangata tautai. Kua kapiki atura aia,"Omai te ika a taku upoko. Omai te ika a taku mata. Omai te ika a taku taringa, te ika a taku rima i te ika a taku vaevae, i te ika a taku kopapa katoa." Kua aere ua i reira te tangata kare e mea ika e taoi ki te kainga no te mea kare mea ika toe. Kua pou i taua ariki ra, ko te apenga o taua ariki ra kua manu i te ara. Kua kikaia mei roto mai i tona are, e te apenga o taua ariki ra muringao ko te mate. Te apenga o te kanga. E taku taki oki koe i tai e rangi e tuku koe i tetai. Ko te apenga ia i tei reira tuatua.2