Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 páginas |
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... thou god of winds ! 1 Papa could boast of father and mother ; simply moulded out of bits of her own body . but the children of Vari were An allusion is intended to the belief that the three original tribes are descended from the three ...
... thou god of winds ! 1 Papa could boast of father and mother ; simply moulded out of bits of her own body . but the children of Vari were An allusion is intended to the belief that the three original tribes are descended from the three ...
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... thou fiercest of gods , Arouse all sleepers , e'en those As profound as Tavare of old . Awake ! Awake ! Open , Tane , thy brilliant right eye . Ha ! all the divine offspring of Vātea Laugh at our brave diversion . Day is at hand . ' Tis ...
... thou fiercest of gods , Arouse all sleepers , e'en those As profound as Tavare of old . Awake ! Awake ! Open , Tane , thy brilliant right eye . Ha ! all the divine offspring of Vātea Laugh at our brave diversion . Day is at hand . ' Tis ...
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... thou bodily through this chasm . The rainbow - like must be obeyed . As two dark clouds parting at dawn , Open , open up my road to nether- world , ye fierce ones . and Buataranga descended . At these words the rock divided , Māui ...
... thou bodily through this chasm . The rainbow - like must be obeyed . As two dark clouds parting at dawn , Open , open up my road to nether- world , ye fierce ones . and Buataranga descended . At these words the rock divided , Māui ...
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... Ika , ika i taku ai ē ! Te aoaoaoa . Grant , oh grant me thy hidden fire , Thou banyan tree ! The lemon hibiscus . 2 Urtica argentea . 3 Ficus Indicus . Tutuki i te pupu ; Ka ai i te karakia The Exploits of Maui . 55.
... Ika , ika i taku ai ē ! Te aoaoaoa . Grant , oh grant me thy hidden fire , Thou banyan tree ! The lemon hibiscus . 2 Urtica argentea . 3 Ficus Indicus . Tutuki i te pupu ; Ka ai i te karakia The Exploits of Maui . 55.
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... thou didst see the eel whose head was cut off and deposited in the calabash . Seek for the living , wriggling tail . When found , get a stick and kill it : then come back and tell me . " Uta did as she was desired ; but as soon as she ...
... thou didst see the eel whose head was cut off and deposited in the calabash . Seek for the living , wriggling tail . When found , get a stick and kill it : then come back and tell me . " Uta did as she was desired ; but as soon as she ...
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