Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Taoro Cooks His Own Son
Taoro Cooks His Own Son
Te tuatua no te papunga toa a Tui ko Taoro tetai i taua papunga toa ra. Kua kai taua papunga toa ra i te tangata kua ope takiri te au Mataiapo i te tu i te tangata kua ngere a Taoro, kare ana. Kua aere aia ki te aravei tangata aere ei pau i tana tangata i kai. Kare roa i rauka no reira i pati ki tana tamaiti e tao, tera te tuatua ki te tamaiti, ka tao au iakoe e taku tamaiti ei reira te tamaiti e karanga ai i na au ei e pa e vaio au ei ua i te vaka o Tinomana. Tera ta te metua ei roto koe e taku potiki i taku kopu ua ai i te vaka o Tinomana. Ko te ta anga ia i te tamaiti e kua apai atura ki te papunga toa kua kai iora.