Ho'i mai Taputapuatea

Tapuari'i Laughlin. A la demande. VERSE 1 'OTO HARURU TE PAHU NUI The great Pahu (hand drum) starts to cry Le grand Pahu (Tambour Polynésien) tremble. TA'I MOANA RA E echoing throughout the ocean Prêtant d'echo à l'ocean 'E FA'ARA TE NUNA'A E announcing to the people Annonçons au peuple E NU'U VA'A TE RA'I TUA the va'a (great double hull canoes) of the people on the horizons. La venue des grands va'a (grandes pirogues polynesiennes) des peuples lointains. I AVA MO'A Entering the sacred pass. Entrant par la passe sacrée. VERSE 2 FANO MAIRA E TE NU'U VA'A The crossing of the va'as (canoes) of the foreign people. La traversée des grandes pirogues polynésiennes des peuples lointains. FANO MAI I HAWAI'IKI NUI At their arrival at Hawaiki Nui (where the great marae, the gathering of Taputapu atea is) A leur arrivée à Hawai'iki nui. HAWAI'IKI FANAU RA'A FENUA Hawai'iki the cradle of the land, the earth. Hawai'iki le berceau de la terre ancestrale. FE'E NUI A VAI TOROTORO The great octopus, (the great center, Hawai'iki) its tentacles spreads. Le grande pieuvre éparpille ces tentacules. I 'ORO VARU 'Oro's beams and ramifications emancipate. Les ramifications de 'Oro prend de l'ampleur. CHORUS: (BIS) HO'I MAI TAPUTAPU ATEA Return to us. O! great Taputapu atea. Grande Taputapu atea, reviens nous! A 'ORO 'EI HAU FA'ATAU AROHA At the mercy of the great 'Oro (the god of war of Taputapu atea) A la merci du grand 'Oro. (A Oro) [also the great diety of the Tamatoa's dynasty, the Kings // 'Oro l'ancienne déité de la guerre polynésienne de la dernière dynastie des Tamatoa.] BIS, Chorus x5 This is a mock translation as the language is very poetic when it comes to legends. Based off of Teuira Henry's legends of Taputapu atea.