110 JOHN FRASER. 



X. — The Kava of Tangaloa-le-Mana — A Solo. 



The groivth of the Kava; the Preparation of the Drink. 

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1. O kava, kava, grow up, thou kava. 



2. Where shall the kava grow % 



3. 'Mid the stones it shall grow ; it shall grow on the rock ; 



4. It shall stand tiptoe and bite off the fruit of the fala; 



5. It shall stand 'mid the leaves of the fasafasa, 



6. And struck by the leaves of the fagafaga. 



7. Its pith is white like the sigano blossom ; 



8. It will soon be thrown down [for use] ; 



9. Command that it be collected, 



10. Nor let there be any kava left. 



11. Those who are to feast are all together [here]. 



12. Cut it off with its roots ; 



13. Do you scrape it out ; 



14. Take it to the kava chewers ; 



15. First of all, get [ready] the fibre-strainer ; 



16. Rinse out the mouth with a green cocoa-nut ; 



17. And collect together [the portions chewed]. 



18. His bowl was the leaf of the wild taro; 



19. His cup is of tava wood; [le-Mana. 



20. And [the kava] is pressed out with the strainer of Tangaloa- 



21. Where did that kava grow ? 



22. It grew at Saua and Malae-'Ava ; 



23. That is the spot on which the kava came down. 



24. When the kava is handed round, let my [cup of] kava be first; 



25. I am Tangaloa-le-Mana. 



26. When the kava is distributed, I must be first, 



27. That your lives my be washed clean. 



28. As this precious song [declares], 



29. The kava grew up at Saua. 



30. Ever since, this kava has grown there. 



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