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Music

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Isimeli

Temo of Malhaha

Tukaga fesi Ravaki taumou

Se rupi vao araga sousou

Vakoi se mursava e pukuro

Atu tupua arame kajoujou

Pephaua ese aitu mou

Aragavaka fagoipurot

Usuaki ka foli uha foou

Ma mosa ia e tani te kopukop

I sio se Haua mohoumohou

Noho tupua siu la foou

General translation: A handsome young man of Oinafa came to Malhaha and was killed by the people on Solheta. He stood up and saw the island of Haua just before he died and exclaimed, "This is my last look," and then dropped dead.

This song was made about the party from Oinafa who came to steal food from Malhaha. The young man was the adulterer of Tua's wife. (Probably not a temo).

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Music

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Chants(2)

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Isimeli

Song about the cemetery Savaniu in Malhaha, composed by Ismeli on the occasion of the death of Ufamorat's grandfather.

Temo or kau temo famör al.

Mose e pogi ma gou kele

fagata tei tokana

e faheapa

Kopeta e rani ofo ma

manaki ma fuena la noho

Masaro se tufutona

Atai e laloga ne suura

Raumea la lao la manea

Hauena e utu ne faraseaga

Kana se lepei mama

kele e gagaja haita eaga

Hoto e fesi se Sausiro

kele e tafoua leilei.

Lepei te foliu ahelava

siga poufu ne mafamafa

Lagi te ramua agatau

haihoaga la hau

Kana se ou tokagasau

taksio ma toka e fakasau

Hau on tia agatau

Savaniu fora e manumanu

Hauan e malu haitaega

tiki sio ma toka e faega

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Music

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Chants(3)

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Isimeli

War Temo

Afai ne moas tala to

Heatua ka kitoa gogoeo

Sa Aitu ta roua isi

Hafu so ta vili poropororir

Naga te jajia roifi

Fakrau ma poto ta

Kate po

Amamaua mori ulu se kopu

Pelu te ei tarau rua

Sua (Aua?) faeag ole tue

Sapo sio ka rani haprua

Aura se toia utu hala

Aga te tofia se sala

Afai ne moas tala to

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Music

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Chants(4)

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Isimeli

Faguta war

Ipi ti rourou kou sui afa ma foou ne Tokerau

Lagite ramua tau se kikol

Murime e foa taka ma surou

Seu e takes rau ne sauaf

Pari eas ifo se foh ta'a maia mosi arakau

Aua se firi leva hu hat

Fila la puen se ufag la (hoiarag ma pelu fag)

Ma lelu vahi e mua on Ravak.

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Music

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Chants(5)

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Marakava
Fred Gibson

Temo I

Tuagaane to ma kate fu

Fakasara e te Noatau

Utut e muri ka see katu

Rui rui mee ou mako tau

Opoli inafo ta suki utu

Ma asu asu faka ne Raho fufu

Taka e ara kau ka rara tu

Kui e ta saru ia ona furu

Karoana e laloga masofu

Ma ilaila ia ka forotu

Ona tino faka mena aasu

Ma rarara faka ne as pu

Sina po se faea kele suru

Ma sui ne mafa

Ferei ma ona huga senei ka safu

Garu ava ma suru ne Aitu

Lao roro ma Sau ta e ituu

Kanami ka hai ke malumalumi

Rogota ma sei fora totonu

Tuakoi ofiena e Pelu

Tore hani ma loto sei la fu

Kopu la fakaaki se ta fupu

Tuagaane (Wallis Island word)

masofu = a volley

tino = image (obsolete word)

senei (foreign word)

totonu = direct (obsolete word)

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Music

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Chants(6)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo II

Matua rau tei suru kia

Rekareka rau tei kaparia

Kuo ko Sina e tapuutia (ta puutia)

ma te orooro te Savaiki

Agi mai e vakaua pipi

Oso e tasi ta ma Tuasiri

Fafao e fuafua ririki

Tei kapana asa arafaga

Ma tasi matua ma tasi taga

Savao ko Sina ma ou avaga

Rogorogo Manono ma Aporiga (or: Rogorogo Manono makpoga)

Savaiki ne ofi ona Kaiga

On ulu o neu ma ona rau

Soloan do ale faka Sau (or: Sau ra e atua alu vaka Sau)

Matua (Samoan word)
kaparia (Samoan word)
tapuutia (Samoan word)

Tuasiri = turtle at Juju

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Music

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Chants(7)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo III

Faifesi ka savini o noa

Ogo ogo ka tina vautoa

Faka fulagi ia ma kauata

Pure kao se Ragafuat

Suru tonu se ofua Moraa

Ne tuku se ia Urakmat

Joro teu ne hule ne atakoa

Ne ruturutu lae ola afa (ofa)

No sio se Tau ragatoka.

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Music

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Chants(8)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo V

Ko Fanei ma Fanaforau

Ka leu ne ou soa la ao

Afea e soan ona Ioro

Afutufutua makiro

Aragi ne on ri tala soko

Salata re ia kavei nojo

Huai ne Rotuma noonoom

Saatarua kite ma fafo

Solo sagahula ma solo ono

Hifu ma valu aroi e alo

Sao see e utu Saukamo

Furou ko ea si on solo

Noaia e Togafiti lao

Sav lehua ma vakata solo

Ka hanua ona Umutaorot

Rita Garisau not la vak

Ae fu see ma tirotirom

Fakatausia la maomaop

Fau kafa ma fau alevero (olevero)

Lei te afiora ta ora sok

Temo IV is missing from MacGregor's notes

This temo sung with slow clap and quick after clap in 2/4 time.

Category:

Music

Topic:

Chants(9)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo VI

Tupueta ma rani mea e mua

Halava ia laloga e keua

Ipe ta saa manoa ma ufua

sori sori ka malu ia hanua

Sisilo ma aura se roua

tamura ona kau urufenua

lepit-e Nisega ma valu la hua

toka sio sini Tui te Rotuam

Vaimea ta lagi toga ta jaua

ko tamura ona Furisefaua

kapa tuku se rere Haua rua

motu haa ona Tokainiua

La fori esia helavaia laloga e Keua.

Translation:

The moon is rising in the west

O how lovely is the country of Keua

The pigeon escaped from the west is soaring

Never leave Sisilo the burying place of Kaur

The sea is wearing off the point at Nesega (Noatau)

That is where Tui Rotuma fell

Vaimea where the Tonga wind strikes

That is where Furi se favua is buried.

Safely alight on Haua the two sacred isles of Tokainiua

Fly back again to lovely Keua.

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Music

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Chants(10)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo VII

Fefe ka naroue sagou la mir

Ara ma kouia lao to sin

Ne tapen umura pula rahi

Tuku se Tuipepi ma tigoi

Ne ta e mama ma hafu lei

Mere asot te Tokerau matini

Ene sapo mou ou lagi

Hoahoa ou hafu tala mij

Tuku se fugatia fu lepi

Faitau lulia raga kari

Manumanu e mena oi asi

Garue garue se ha'aofi hanisi

sagou (foreign word)

Tuipepi (foreign word)
tigoi (foreign word)

asi = shell
garue = work
ha'aofi = lighten

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Music

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Chants(11)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo VIII

Hanisi koromaki ma sau noa

Mau tapeni hifu ta pou toak

Tori vahi ma re pu asoa

Tete fana e lagi ta fu Toag

Tupue te nai topetope foar

Ao ta fuuena e Samoa

Hani faken saisai oa

Ieta gou penapena la hoa

Fakatau koma toretiuen

Hoa ma naage se Tiusek

La sukea vaka ne ou hanue

Moumou hata ne aitu

La fu se fuaga ne ou Sau

Mau sio hanisi ta e gou

toretiuen = surplus

sukea = overhaus or remake
moumou = strengthen
la fu se = dedicate
fuaga = carrier
Mau sio... = So that my love will be lightened

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Music

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Chants(12)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo IX

Mafua ia tore ona Rupesi

Ala ta molia mafa ne lelea

Kava ta imoa se ona maeav

Fono e pipi ta hura tua reav

Otmotu e mua gou raea

Sa utu ka tavake ta nuseu

Faat e Sislio moseana se mean

Ari se mere mitu e maorea

Furisu (ie) ka morii la vaea

Ne Kitama sorau ma Solomea

Ae toua rau tuei pean

Ho se Rotuma ko ai ta poak

Sau rua e Hatana gou hoa

La mauri se la faefaeag

Ufagate mohusu gou falepa

E rau ne sunafia

Category:

Music

Topic:

Chants(13)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo X

Hatana ka asat e mua pania (parua?)

Ona tuuri ta ia ma sianFuri see ka Rotuma ele ia

Se ima (una?) leuta peauta pusia

Atamai la heoheo se ia

Valu te gasava hafu asoa

Ropa ia e holia ne Toga

Te la keleta forau fo'a

Rau pemeku pala soasoa

Gou tofoa rere vaitoka

Mafua se pupu rau sorofu

Agai pite aga se laloga

Mofa mofa e rau ne taroa (tasoa?).

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Music

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Chants(14)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo XI: Temo of Itu'muta

Ipet e muri sori sori la ufu

Ka e togovae te mohuse

Titi namio ma gou suru la pu

Gere haga e fuatanifau

Soho ia ma asome se gou

Suru (susu?) e logo iao tei ma pu

Tatara ma gou io aa uu

Helava ne omura isu hafu

Faoraki ka gou haguhagu

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Music

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Chants(15)

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Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo XII: Temo of Noa'tau

Masina rogone taetarmen

Hanisit e huga suru tonu en

Ia hani ne solo umea he

No se gagaja la tukuen

Kura ne isimoe toue

Lepi ta lee vahi la hotien

La marmena se ona hanue

Sola i kiaa hai utugen

Surusua se ut furi marie

Fuuou la mauri tupue

Se ma roe a roe ae.

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Music

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Chants(16)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo XIII: Temo of Itu'muta

Mafatoa ma ona vaotoa

Gogoro ma faka lio ne soa

Savea male sautuku toka

Fupu aiitu loua nofou

Ole ne kava tasu momosoa

Ramarama toesagone Toga

Feausu temo ma taranoa

Hagua manava se ona ojoga

Maimai e aituta fora

 

Inaina ma gou hanisi ia

Tei ka lagi tala to ma ia

Mauea ma ia hilihilia

Ka koroa ma isa taunaia

Hoa se Rotuma la keleakia

Na la aura la afiakia

On ri hafu gou osi osia

Vekoa e lei ma mafa ne tiaf

Vahi see ma fgou suruakia

Ou ala gou fakaa matia.

Category:

Music

Topic:

Chants(17)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo IV

Tui Raurava ma tupua sun

Ati karaua mafa me fan

Tokana e heome se gou

Lio faka ake ne isu hafu

Helavaia lagi toga ka suru

Aamegege le Timrau [Tin(i)rau]

Gagaja heome ka ona liuga sun

Sagi hani vaeva sousou

Kate pua e temo aamou

Fakama ia tuku la forau

Hanisi e mofa no manumanu.

Category:

Music

Topic:

Chants(18)

Consultant:

Marakava
F. Gibson

Temo XV

Ala ta molia fa Noatau

Faka rua ipa toe fau

Poa e pogi ma paufurau

Susuaki ka maru e Tinirau

Parua mena ta rierie se ona fau

Rutu faka asa kiaa e Tanu

Ke aa tohi ta rua (ma?) afuafu

Hefu ta timoena se utu te fau

Putu se paufu ma saagarau

Suru no aiitu vao ma laan

Refrain: Ko laana ma gou fakasau.

Category:

Music

Topic:

Chants(19)

Consultant:

Marakava F. Gibson

Temo XVI: Temo of the Malhaha chiefs

Tupueta ma hofumea e mua

Helava laloga e Pephaua

Lepit e Farema valu kuakua

Sori tiva foa la aasua

Ufiamorata ma Firikitua

Nau e potea havei ma tuan

Lagita la Forage se Varomua

Se Tui Rotuma kata puapua

Goa ne tuumoa kale aua

Se Solvalu vaea e aura

Aipoa ma fui sarusarua

Tuimanava henu karana

Asota palapala kaunofua

Hanifakaga ma Tavake mea (rua?)

Fakatafesi fupu la mafua

Hea ae se gasava takirua

Hanisi e Mose ma gou kotua

Rakatoaga maru ta kopua

Toutou ne hata mara la hura

Omoea Sauroro ma Tafua

Lio ne Purotu aasunu huag

Hae ke ipa to e Tuuar

Ko laana ma gou fakarava.

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