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1. My little bit of kava I place in Sina-sina, 



2. Where its leaves will be blown upon by the breeze. 



3. Cut a planting-stick from the manunu tree ; 



4. You two will dig and plough up the land ; [the twigs, 



5. [When it is grown], you will tear up the plant and break oft 



6. And throw it into the house that it may be inspected ; 



7. Then cast it outside to be chewed. 



8. When diluted, let [the water] be in proper proportion. 



9. Divide it out ; let me be first. 



10. My canoe was cut in the great forest ; [trees ; 



11. There we were benighted and slept among the young timber 



12. In the valley we lifted it up [and launched it]; 



13. My canoe goes out on a fishing voyage in the trade winds ; 



14. Pleasant art thou, canoe; 



15. From its moorings in the boat house, 



16. O Malietoa-faiga, unfasten Malolo-fua, the leaping canoe; 



17. [And] carry back Tui-o-Tau on the trade winds. 



18. The lazy bird is known by the drooping of its wings. 



19. My little piece of kava I place in Sina-sina, 



20. Where its leaves will be blown upon by the breeze. 



O! 



XIV.— Le Gafa o A.va (3)—^ Solo. 

 '■The Pedigree of the Kava.'' 



1. O kava, the kava of Panau 



2. Stands blown upon by the trade winds. 



3. The kava is taken up by Mase-fua, 



4. But it is chewed by Alo-fau ; 



5. The Fanga-fue of Aolo'au, 



6. O kava, is thy firm standing place. 



7. Fanga-ima, a common man of Tafuna, 



8. Brought the kava from Manu'a 



9. To Laveai and Lua-le-manga. 



10. Doubtless you two went early in the morning to get the kava; 



