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34. Where chiefs may come and find a place of rest, 



35. And Tagaloa, with sole control,, enjoy a feast.* 



36. Hither came from heaven the human vine 



37. Which gave to Tutuila and Upolu their ancestral line, 



38. 39. Where Atua,t Aana, and Le-Tuamasaga all combine. 



40. The bodies only moved, they did not breathe, — 



41. No heart's pulsation did they give. 



42. Tagaloa is informed [in heaven] above : — 



43. ' The sacred vine now shows the fruits of love ; 



44. But its offspring only wriggle in the sun ; 



45. Of legs ; of arms they ^ve none ; 



46. No head or mouth is shown ; 



47. Of heart's pulsations there 's not one ! ' 



48. Tagaloa then, descending to the West, 



49. By speech, defined and set the case at rest : — 



50. ' These fruits, the product of the vine, are worms, 



51 . Which I now straighten into human forms. 



52. Unto yon each I now impart a will ; 



63. Opacity must be your bodies' portion still ; 



54. Your faces, they must shine [I so ordain] , 



55. That they may Tagaloa entertain, 



56. When he descends to walk this earth again.' 



34. E mapusaga i at alii, 



35. Tagaloa e 'ai faafe'i'i. 



36. Na faaifo ai le fuetagata, 



37. Na faatagataina ai Tutuila, 



38. Ma Upolu ma Atua ma Aana, 



39. Atoa ma le Tuamasaga. 



40. Na ona gaoi fua e le aala, 



41. E leai ni fatumanava. 



42. Logologo Tagaloa i luga, 



43. ' ITa isi tama a le Fuesa ; 



44. Na ona gaoi i le la, 



45. E le vaea, e le lima ; 



46. E le ulua, e le fofoga ; 



47. E leai ni fatumanava.' 



48. Ifoifo Tagaloa i Sisifo, 



49. I fetalaiga tuu titino. 



50. ' Fua le Fue ni nai ilo. 



51. E totosi a'a faasinosino ; 



52. Outou loto ua momoli ifo. 



53. la pouli outou tino, 



54. la malama outou mata, 



55. E tali a'i Tagaloa, 



56. Pea maui ifo e savalivali.' 



* To take all to himself ? Meaning doubtful. 



i- These three are the names of the principal political divisions of Upolu. 



