TE PITO TE IIENTA, OR EASTER ISLAND. 523 



TRANSLATION OF EASTER ISLAND TABLETS. 



EAIIA TO KAN ARIIKI KETE. 



(Plates XL and XLI.) 



1. Eaha to ran ariiki kete raahaa i uta nei . ; 



E tupu toino a uiata mea e rangi ran e tuatea to ran ariiki kete ma- 



hua i uta nei. 

 Ane rato mani rata karata te tuatea, karata te rangi ran karata te 



tupuna. 



2. Baha to ran ariiki kete rnahua i ota nei % 



E ura e poopoo e koiro e nohoe e to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei. 

 Ane rato mani rata karata te ura ki kara te poopoo e nehe e riku e 

 kava-kava atu. 



3. Eaha to ran ariiki kete maliua i uta nei ? 



E nehe e riku e kava atua to ran ariiki kete mahna i uta nei. 



Ane rato mani rata karata te nehe karata riku karata rain kava atua. 



4. Eaha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei ? 

 E a hao nei e kahi e atu e ature. 



Ane rato mani rata karata te kahi kaharta ahi rarata te ature ane rato. 



5. Eaha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei ? 



E ufi e tra e kumaro to ran ariiki mahua i uta nei. 

 Ane rato karata te ufi kumara toae mahua i uta nei, ane rato maru. 

 C. Eaha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei % 



B honu e kea e pane te ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei. 

 Ane rato karata te honu te kea te pane. 



7. Eaha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei ? 



E hetu e range e han e na e raa e mahua te ran ariiki kete mahua 



i iruuga nei. 

 Ane rato karata te rangi e lion e na e raa e mahua. 



8. Eaha te ran ariiki kete, mahua i uta nei '. 



E anuga nei karata te hehun rangi han na raa mahua. 

 Ane rato karata te hehuu rangi han na raa mahua. 



9. Baha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei? 



E ariiki e tapairu to ran ariiki kete i mahua i mua nei. 

 Ane rato karata to ariiki te tapairu. 



10. Eaha to ran ariiki kete mahua i uta nei .' 



E oi e potupotu e ugarara e hata to ran ariiki kete maliua i uta nei. 

 Ane rato karata main rata e oi e potupotu e ugarara e hata to ran 

 ariiki kete mahua i nta nei. 



ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF TABLET. 

 E \si i;i; ISLAND ANTHEM. 



What power has the G-real King on the land J 



He has power to make the plants grow and to change the sky to 

 different colors. 

 All hail the power of the Great King who makes us lenient to the 



