To'a Marama
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The story
Two boys were fishing in canoe and threw their lines and hooks into the water. They didn't know they were fishing near the home of the god of the ocean Ruahatu. The fishing hook hit Ruahatu on the head and he came up to punish the boys.
He told them that he would flood the island of Raiatea where they live, but he found out that their princess was Airaro, who he was in love with. So he told them that anyone who took refuge on the island of To'a Marama would be spared.
The island was flooded and the birds were called up into the sky, but everyone who got to To'a Marama was saved.
He told them that he would flood the island of Raiatea where they live, but he found out that their princess was Airaro, who he was in love with. So he told them that anyone who took refuge on the island of To'a Marama would be spared.
The island was flooded and the birds were called up into the sky, but everyone who got to To'a Marama was saved.
LyricsAra'ara ta'u mata
I ni'a i te tai tapu Na to'a marama vau He'ehe'e o te miti Iriti oe, iriti oe Airaro vahine i te piri A Ruahatu te fatu moana Tu'u mai te manu, tu'u mai te manu E manu e Fa'ara te fenua aia'a To firi oe, to firi oe Airaro vahine te piri To Ruahato te fatu o te tai Tu'u mai te moe, tu'u mai te moe moemoe Moemoe e I ni'a ia to'a Marama |
TranslationMy eyes open
On the forbidden sea To'a Marama the sea withdraws Cancel, cancel Oh Airaro the spell of Ruahatu the god of the ocean That a bird comes A bird to wake up the ancestral land Braid, braid the spell Oh Airaro the spell Ruahatu the lord of the sea Sleep curse Falling asleep on To'a Marama |
