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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Te Manatu ia Tekoe

Te manatu 'ia te koe kua he'e maahonga kite tai
Te manatu 'ia te koe kua nimo ai ko ba'i naa'anga o moana
Te manatu 'ia te koe kua he'e kitea ai te pengea angoha ia pengea
Te manatu ia te koe kua he'e kitea kite tai


Te anogha he'e 'oti 'i te tegenu'a ia koe
Te anogha he'e oko, toku tangi ki ba'i 'aso 
Te angoha mate tangi ite he'e ina hoki kia te koe
Te angoha ka he'e motu, te angoha hakahaano 

Te tonginga ote angoha te tangi he'e misa
Te tonginga 'o pengea te mamate tauiuku, koe kua he'e mahonga te tamatama

Toku manatu ia te koungua ki ba'i 'aso.... 


My Bellonese poem remembering my two cousins who were lost at sea a few years apart.... We'll never forget you two! Your memories still linger in our hearts. 

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