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Nizetsika Voaimena ka nifona nisoloho taminy Refarany, fa tsy nambelany, 

 favinaliny mira amin' ny taloha.' 



Fa nitsereke zokiny rey katsy nandeha fa nandine an-dRefarany. — Nizetsike, 

 nizetsike Voaimena, ka niepoke Refarany, ka nateliny. 



Azon-katsereha ka tsy handeha zokiny, fa nifitake eo. . 



Laha fa nielanela nandalo koake raike zay, ka kinaindry Talanolo. hinafany : 

 *^Nao Rakoakee!" — Ya,hoy koake ine. — ^'Ataovozao ataovo zao reniko amin-draeko 

 ana, fa Refarany nakapak' i Voaiinena teto lehanike". 



Ede !" Tako nareo nr^androake anay io, laha miarnbe tsako, ka manao ehe: 

 Sey, koake raty rey ! Ka laha nareo sosotse vao mandengo anay ? Adala nareo 1 



Tano mare Ravoaimena izay azonao, ka banc, hoy koake ine, — Nandalo koa 

 tsimalahoke, ka kinaindroze koa hinafa-droze: — Ataovo zao reniko amindraeko fa 

 Refarany naepok' i Voaimena lehanike! 



Ede, hoy tsimalaoke. Tsymahefa aho, fa nareo manompa anay, laha homan' 

 anak' akohonareo, ka maneboebo uianao ehe 1 



Sey, manjary sira tsy-mahavelom-po irey ! 



Tsereke roze, fa ny voro iaby tsy nisy mandeha fa mahatiaro ny sata ataon* 

 olombelo an-droze. 



Laha fa niela nandalo koa treotreo, ka hinafa-droze, ka nandeha le, fa naha- 

 ferinay androze. — Nitily treotreo ine, ka niavy eo. Nivola treotreo, ka anteandroze, 

 fa an-abo-kily eo ie,— Ha ! voro lahy, voro ! Toraho lahy 1 Mbaroa lahy ! Ho nitorake 

 aze ny zalahy fa nandrara androze koa ny olobe ka nipetrake roze. 



Nivola voro ine Tre-o ! tre-o I tre-o ! Namale ny olobe ka rianao zao : **Mi- 

 volana iha raiko, fa tsy avy eto avao ihaio, fa mahita raha." 



Nanaoizao treotreo : Rarao ny zaza tsy hotany. Avoraho n'anak' aomby ha- 

 hazo ny reniny, tsy hima. Ka vangoe n'alika, tsy hikanaike, fa hivolan-draha amlna- 



reo aho, 



Nataondroze iaby zay raha nampanaoviny androze, ka niambe roze. — Zao 



ro volaneko aminareo, hoy voro ine. 



''Ry Talanolo ndrake Reivone voho Refarany nampitsahan' i Voaimena nandroa- 



ny, ka naepony Refarany, fa Talanolo ndrake Reivony avao ro ao, ka andesonareo 

 n'aombe inaro hilan* aze." 



La nandeha n'olo tan-tana eo, ka niavy ane. La natontandroze tan-drano 

 eo aombe rey, ka navalibalidroze eo tratse nifanyiabyny voay tan-drano eo ka ni- 



boake. 



Fa-ie tsv vinonondrozeireo fa Voaimena avao ro nilaindroze, Tsy nihita Voai- 



mena fanilitse andavake. 



Koa laha fa niela niavy tinty (voro kely) nanao izao : "Nty, nty nty, zaho raike 



avao mahita aze e!" 



100 iha.— Nty, nty nty, tsy mahavelom-baliko, 



nty, nty, tsy mahavelon-anako. 



100 



Nty, nty, tsy mahavelom-baliko, nty, nty, zaho avao ro mahita aze. — "Atoro," 

 hoy n'olo, " fa omenay hasy tante(l) roe ilia."— Nty, nty, mahavelom-baliko izao, nty nty 

 mahavelon-anako izao."... Nitily ntinty ine, ka nipetrake la nanao ehe : Halio eto fa 



/i/ Ancien mot Creole pour dire=isobiky. 



