114 JOHN FRASEK. 



44. There is the small beach of Pua'ava. 



45. The kava was taken up by Masefua, 



46. But it was chewed by Alofau ; 



47. And when you eat it, finish it off with your girdle of leaves on. 



48. Tui-tele and Lua-le-nianga, 



49. You two will prepare for your journey ; 



50. Go ashore at Yini and Fanga ; 



51. Aleipata got its kava ; 



52. Fale-alili and Sanga had their kava ; 



53. Siumu and Safata had their kava ; 



54. The stem was broken and fell in the district of Noama'a ; 



55. Tua-masanga had its kava ; [which, with] 



56. Fotu and Fune, made the three that had kava. 



57. Savai'i is a level land ; they have no kava. 



58. Thence the bird of Fuipau carried it ; 



59. The gentle trade winds blow on it ; 



60. Its bushy wings are spread out ; [be aired. 



61. [On arrival], the kava twigs were broken off and put out to 



62. From it Tonga and Fiji had their kava; 



63. Borabora and the Tahiti group ; 



64. Rarotonga and the small islands. 



65. O kava, it is coming ; 



66. The kava of Aunu'u and Alofau ; 



67. The gentle trade winds blow on it. 



68. Let the kava start early on its voyage. 



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 •69. The Sa-Tangaloa held a council in the heavens ; 



70. Le Fanonga spoke at it ; 



71. The Sa-Tangaloa grumbled 



72. That their well-known privileges were trampled on. 



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XIII.— Le Gafa o <Ava (2)— A Solo. 



l The Pedigree of the Kava.' 

 Mr. Powell's MS. says : — " This solo and the next were given me by 

 Aumua of Sapunaoa [in Upolu], district of Fale-alili, April 3, 1873/* 



