Collected songs and legends from the southern Cook Islands
Lament
Lament
Tera tetai mea amu na tetai vaine.
* E ana e uri meika opara ia e te uriia a Tamaru ka uaua kina e te tuatua kino ki aere e
* Koe tuatua ua ki ai ka korero ua ki ai ko aru au i aku tamariki mate ake au e
* Kua ati ape to riri to kino ke aku tamariki e vaio maira a Tamaru ei tanu kai, ei kiato no au.
* Na tai mai i te mareva io Terongo to tapu anga iaku tamariki tapu ake tapikipiki aua e noo, e.
Ko te [unclear: api] ia i taua amu
* E te turu mai a te rupe io Makirau ko te eva kaku a te kuku pa ra ia Tekoe mamae mate roa toku manava i taku tamaiti i te eva a te Manu e.