THE STORY OF TU AND REI. 609 



Ko Taramahetonga, te tama a Rei vaka, te tauaruea, 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ? 

 Ka hakune ! 

 Ka hakune ! Ka hai^opo ! 

 Ta kainga ta maliu a liapa e ! 

 Te tauaruea ! 



Where is the first-born of liis cliildren, tliou lovely one ? 



Shine forth in thy full glory ! 



Yonder is Ina,— 



Ina the pride of the land, 



Daughter of Rei, the renowned. 

 Whei-e is the next-born of his children, thou lovely one ? 



Shine forth in thy full glory ! 



Here is Tarama, — 

 Even Taramaakiaki son of Rei, the renowned. 

 Wherelisithe next-born of his children, thou lovely one? 



Shine forth in thy full glory ! 



Here is Tarama, — 

 Even Taramahetonga, son of Rei, the renowned. 



Shine forth in thy full glory ! 



(In thy presence we partake of) our stale food ; — 



Stale food ; — food covered with mildew : — 



Scraped "puraBS," — all bad. 



Hail lovely (moon-goddess) ! 



The worship of the raoon-goddess is intermixed with 

 farcical allusions to the very indifferent diet of her worshippers. 

 This is eminently characteristic of Polynesian idolatrous 

 cult. 



" Matavera " is the name of the most distant district of 

 spirit-land. There may be seen the aperture through Avhich 

 the lovely moon-goddess climbs up at night. 



This song is unique. 



Ko te tiia tela ia Tu raua ko Rei ; e tua 710 Manihiki. 



Ko Tu te tane, ko Rei te vaine, ko Kurakau te enua (tei 

 Avaiki). Kua nui a Rei, kua anau, e tamaine, ko Ina te 

 ingoa. E roa akera, kua nui akaou a Rei, kua akara te 

 tane i te vaine, kua tuke te kopu o te vaine, tera ta raua 

 tuatua, e maanga paa tei roto i te kopu. Me anau mai e, e 

 maanga, tera nga ingoa, ko Taramaakiaki tetai, ko 

 Taramahetonga tetai. E tae akera ki- tetai ru, kua inangaro 

 raua ka aere ki taatai, ka ruku paua. Aere atura raua na 

 runga i to raua vaka, e tae atura ki te ngai e ruku ei i te 

 pfiua, tera tetai vaerua kino tei raro i te moana, te akara ua 

 ra kia Rei, no te mea e vaine purotu a Rei i te akaraanga. 



