Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Ko te rongo kino i omai
[Note added by Bob O'Brien as transcriber:] Ko te rongo kino i omai
1 Ko te rongo kino i omai e ui te ara e.
2 E ui kia kitea e tamaki e, te rongo i omai mei runga o Araki, teia ai tai rongo ia e te tama e, mei raro i te Enui e ui te ara e.
3 E ui kia kitea e tamaki e, te tangi ia ka noo ia, te tangi ia ki? uri tini ki tona are tangata e ringa ai to ngaro ia e te tama ingaro tuatau e ui te ara e.
4 E ui kia kitea e tamaki e, roromi ki te manava & te aroa o Akamaru ariki kua ngaro poina a Teatua te teva o te enua e ui te ara. &