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Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands

E Pa Amu Teia Na Tetai Au Vaine

E Pa Amu Teia Na Tetai Au Vaine

Tera te amu

1 Mei te ututea punga e maru i tai aku pae, te utunga aku e vai nei, [unclear: tatari] au ki te tiki a te [unclear: Akava], te kiti nga e tatara [unclear: iaku] i teia tapika anga, kua anga te riri o Nu ariki i taku rave maro e.
2 Tera tetai "Taparu atu akare ka kia Ngaru, takiri kiri anga ke te mata e. E tika rai e taku ariki vaine te riri maata au, e [unclear: nui] 4 a kanga ai e vaia atu kia tauta i te patu kia ikoke i te taanga e.
3 Tera tetai "Patu au i taku patu akarima ki runga i Manua, tu ua maira te Manaune, ka kapiki iaku e taku rave maro e, pa atu ei na taku karanga koia ia tangata akotai i ngere i te ara ko au teia e rave nei ka inga ravarai ki reira te mano tangata e."
4 Tera tetai. "Aru nave nave i te apu i te kino, takaia te tuatua aau, kare te apinga [unclear: umere] ia nei kua irakia e au ei akarava atu i taku [unclear: lavo] nga rima kia koe, mei te au piri i te ngangaere te kau anga aku i te kino ma taku ara e, koia teia e, e maara au ki taku vaerua tangata e, e aki ki te ariki ki tai ara kia rauka e, e tutaki i toku mamae, ei akaangarai nuku e taku ara ngakau e.
5 Na ai te ara i aki ei i mii ki to ngai i akaruke atu na i [unclear: taatai] e ngari au e taku tane e matau ia tierenga ka i kape ia au te nio o te [unclear: Namu] ka iria au te vera e.
6 E ae to kapiki mai kiaku e taku Reni, kare e ape toe i te tuku na ki mua i to aro no te e [unclear: eu] i te puka Marare o teia ao, kare e puapunga, akara ki te rangi teitei te kapiki maira nga tamariki tokorua a te [unclear: Oluke], e kore e ki te rua mei amama e.
7 E ovi rere no Basana e pikikaa ia Eva tupuna o tatau te titeni anga a te God, Adamu e, tei ea koe? Adamu e, tei ea koe?
8 E tu ki runga e te ariki [unclear: akamoe] au, tamate ia te ai auraka e tuku kia ka; ka kika taku Matika ki ka piake a Satane e.

4 mei?

[Note added by Bob O'Brien as transcriber]