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The Priority of Manu'a Re-asserted. 



57. Great Fiti, with thy Eastern Groups, 



58. Though the mountains be as scattered troops, 

 Yet each and all to Great Manu'a looks ; 



59. Fiti, Tonga, the slippery Rock ; 



60. 61. The spreading Tacca which raised again the fallen 



heaven up ; 



62. Savaii, — leafy like the amorphophalus, — 



63. In vain distinguished by its great and lofty range ; — 



Hold not aloof ! — 



64. All look to the rock immovable at Manuka-, as to that 



which gave them birth ; — ■ 



65. To [their mother] the Rock; and to [their father] the 



Earth ! 



The First King. 



66. Let none the truth gainsay, in unbelief, 



67. Alele was the name of first known chief, ^' — 



68. The son of Tagaloa, who only made 



A show of justice, which he prostrate laid. 



A Description of Manu'a. 



69. The Rock produced her offspring, when numbered at 



the feasts 



70. The muster-roll would show [at least] ten hundred 



guests. 



57. Fiti-Tele ma lou Atu-Sasae 



58. E taape mauga a e aau faatasi Manua-Tele , 



59. O Fiti, Tonga, le Papa sese'e, 



60. Ma le Masoa felefele ; 



61. Na pa'u le lagi toe tete'e ; 



62. Savai'i e lalau faateve ; 



63. E mamalu fua mauga ina tetele, a e le 'au ese 



64. E auga ia Fatu-le-gae'e i Manu'a ; 



65. Ia le Fatu ma le Eleele. 



66. Ne'i ai se tSese, 



67. O le lua'i ali'i o Alele, 



68. O le alo Tagaloa na ta faase'e. 



69. Fanau le Papa e faitau i nunu, 



70. Fua selau e fua sefulu. 



* Here probably we have a reference to Nimrod. 



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