Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Paenui Cooks His Own Wife
Paenui Cooks His Own Wife
Ko pera ua rai i te au ra katoa Ina ra ko teia tangata nei koia Paenui. Kua ngere aia i te tangata kare ana. No reira i ta ai i tana vaine e kia mate kua apai atura ki te papunga toa. Ei reira e karanga ai te papunga toa, "Eaa koe i ta ai i kore ei koe e tao i era ua mai? Kua kai iora ratau ratau i taua vaine ra. E kia pou, kua noo ra tau, kua kimi te metua o taua vaine i te tamaine iaia. No te mea kua ngaro kia riro atura te renga e kua pau. Kua aue aere te metua ma te akamate aere i te tangi i te tamaine. Aue e te tangi i tei reira tuatua e!"