Queen Sālote summarised the riddles in the following stanza from - TopicsExpress



          

Queen Sālote summarised the riddles in the following stanza from her famous lakalaka Sāngone as follows: IN TONGAN Kisu kava ē mei Haʻamoa naʻe tali hapo e meʻa kotoa kisu ē: fūfū mo kokohu mo e: kau pōngia i vao ʻa e: lou tāngia mo kokī pea mo e: kapakau tatangi kau ai e: ngulungulu mo tokoto mo e vahe taumafa ʻo e fono. IN ENGLISH Kava spitting (toasting) from Sāmoa were all answered and caught state this: clap with [cupped] hands it gives dust and: bunch fainting alone in the bush this: leaf that screeches and whistles and then: singing winds belong to it: growling and lying down and the sharing of the royal toast of the congregation
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:33:33 +0000

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