| The Obsidians of Hare o Ava (Burial of Hotu Matu'a) |
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Told by Leonardo Pakarati |
| Ku-hakama'a-maiá tooku koro, Ko Ure Potahi A'Te Pihi, A'Ure Atoro: |
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My father, Ko Ure Potahi A'Te Pihi A'Ure Atoro, taught me: |
| Te rua muraki-era i a Hotu Matu'a, i Akahaga, i Hare o Ava. |
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The grave [where] is buried Hotu Matu'a is in Akahanga, in Hare o Ava. |
| I-to'o-mai-era, i haka-topa-era i te Ariki mo muraki, he-tiaki e te tahi mata i te pâpaku. |
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As [they] brought [him] there, as [they] lowered the King to bury [him], other tribes waited for the corpse [hoping to steal it]. |
| Oira i-to'o-mai-ai i te hatu matá. I-tigitigi, i-ano'i-ai raûa ko te oone mo haohaoa o te kori ana-tiaki-mai. |
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For that reason they brought pieces of obsidian. Once [they had] broken them up, once they had mixed [them with the soil], there it was, soil to hurt the thieves they were expecting. |