Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Uirangi and Wife Swallowed by An Earthquake
Uirangi and Wife Swallowed by An Earthquake
E tuatua no te mate o tetai tangata koia a Turuia tera tetai ona Ingoa ko Uirangi. Tera te ara i mate ei raua ma te vaine. Kua turituri te vaarua kino i te tutuanga e te papa vaie, ma kakina puaka. Kua riri te vaarua kino. Tera te vaarua ki no i riri ko Tangiia nui. Tei roto paa taua vaarua kino ra i te moe, i roto i te Marae i Pureora. Kua riri a Tangiia nui ia Turuia ma te vaine. Kua akanuku ia te one i raro ia raua. Kua topa atura raua ki raro i te enua ko to raua mate. Kua tau kaa ki te tuatua iakakite ia mai i roto i te tuatua tapu e akara ke roto i te puka Numero XVI 31-35. Kare i taka te pee o taua tangata ra.