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Chapter VII (continued) Tu'ua tetapii ite avatea Haati ite reva ate arii Te arii ite rai tauatini Hapuni ite reva ate arii Te arii ite rai tauamano E faatia raa reva tei Matahihae Ite aro o Vehiatua Na taata i ofati ite reva ate arii O Teieie raua o Tetumanua Ahiri toe hara i hope i reira I ati te Oropaa Na hia faifai roa te pohe ote fenua Na hara ,oe ete Purahi Ite reva ura ate arii Tei fati hia e Taiarapu A pohe ai tatou e (The splendor) like the rays of noonday sun Surrounded the standard of the arii The arii of countless skies Enveloped the standard of the arii The arii of a thousand skies. A feast was also held at Matahihae In the presence of Vehiatua The two men who broke up the feast of the arii Were Teieie and Tetumanua Had the sin ceased there It brought misery to the Oropaa And the whole land was laid prostrate Oh, thou hast sinned, Purahi, Against the reva ura of thine Arii That was broken up by Taiarapu Which brought on our ruin. 2 E tatari oe ite nuu nui ite patu ofai Ite marae i Mahaiatea Pohuatea tei Punaauia Tepauarii tei Ahurai Teriimaroura tei Tarahoi Te fenua i hara atu ai te maau e Eimeo ite raravaru Te fenua i tai hia e Mahine Na oti ite pure, tootoo ia ite iho na O Puni i Farerua, o Raa i Tupai E tahua o Teae afano i Tahiti E oroa tei Tahiti Ahu raa reva na Teriirere i Tooarai Tatou e no ho ai e Na hara oe ete Purahi Ite reva ura ate arii Tei fati hia e Taiarapu A pohe ai tatou e Assembles the great host at the cairn At the marae of Mahaietea. Pohuatea at Punaauia. Tepauarii at Ahurai. Terii maro ura at Tarahoi The land where the idiot was punished. Eimeo, the eight branched, The land dear to Mahine. The prayers were said, the call was given To Puni of Farerua, to Raa of Tupai The high priest Teae is gone to Tahiti There is a feast at Tahiti The Ahuraareva for Teriirere of Tooarai To whom we all bow down. Oh, thou hast sinned, Purahi, Against the reva ura of thine Arii That was broken up by Taiarapu Which brought on our ruin. Indigenous Histories © Derived from the revised Paris edition of 1901 page 58, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/-marua-058.html