120 JOHN FRASEB. 



40. Spread out ; in preparation for a feast. 

 44. Uldtai is a salt-water shrimp. 



Solo XII. 



Line 1. Council; ' fono'; there Fanonga was an intruder; see p. 113. 



3. Grumbled; ' talagu^; ' gu' is the hoarse, murmuring sound of many 

 voices. 



5. Caused a desire ; to punish him, they made him go to fetch the ( ava 

 fe'ai, 'the fierce kava/ 



12 — 13. He ran ; he at first ran, dragging it at his heels ; but, ere long, 

 from its bulk, his pace became a walk. 



16. Shake; the ground shakes when he throws it down in the presence 

 of the council. 



21 — 23. A joyous day ; when the Tcava was brought down from fale'ula, 

 the palace of heaven, that was ' a day of delight ' to men. 



32 — 34. Backbone ; the kava grows so abundantly that the plantings of 

 it ascend, tier upon tier, up the mountain to the very highest ridge of 

 the island. 



35. Fly-flicker, sun-shade, staff of office. These two lines seem to de- 

 scribe the effects of so great an abundance of kava to drink. As some 

 Samoan Cruikshank may yet make a "Bottle" picture with these two 

 lines from this solo as its motto ; I quote the text : — 



35. le fue-afa ma le tau-lau-ifi, 



36. Ma si a'u to'o-to'o a tu, atu ua taupisi. 



The fue was used by chiefs and orators ; cf. a similar Egyptian custom; 

 the tau-lau-ifi is a broad leaf from the ti tree which is worn over the 

 eyes, as a sunshade ; the to'o-to'o is the orator's staff, often an heirloom. 

 38. The three lands, sc, of Upolu ; see Solo XI., line 20. 



40. To receive Upolu; Upolu comes to buy, as did Savai'i in Solo XI. 



41. Bush to bum; the bush, is burned to prepare the land for crops. 

 47. Girdle of leaves on ; the ti girdle ; everything must be done ritu suo. 

 49. Prepare for your journey ; they are to carry the kava plant to all 



these distant lands. 



57- Level land is not so well suited for the kava plant. 



58. Bird of Fuipau; see note, page 118. 



68. Start early ; see Solo XI., line 6. 



69 — 72. Old ballads often wind up by quoting the lines with which, 

 they began. See also Solo XIII. 



Solo XIII. 



Line 6. Inspected it; cf. Solo IX., line 1 5. 



8. Proper proportion ; at Roman feasts too the water had to be mixed 

 with the wine in due proportion. 



10. My canoe ; this canoe seems to be intended for the conveyance of 

 the kava plant to distant lands ; cf. Solo XL, line 6. 



