Journal thof e PolynesIan SocI ety Fol k-songsAnd Myths From Samoa, By JOOn Fraser, Page 1 of13 The Polyne�'n Society foedbock Condition, Home Browse Search Links ShortLink of Use Voll.,., 71898 • Vol""", 7, r.kl. 1, 1898March ' FOlk-sonQsam m,'ths fromSarma, IJ,' Jrnn Fraser, p15-29 JPS - I P,ov�"'I"oxI I -15 00 FOLK-SONGS AND MYTHS FROM SAMOA. By John Fraser, LL.D., Sydney. LEGENDS ABOUTSANGATEA. Introdoction.-I hawliw myths about Sangatea,all frominiepm:ient SOUlCeS; 1m fifthis uniqoo,being unlikB all 1motoo; 1mfour varyonlyin a fewof 1mphrases, aniin 1monier of tbe line;.I hawImrEfore arra:le composite textof too,efour. Wla'ewr tffi or llllre wrsions agreed in 1mfonn of an expression,I haw<o:lopted thatas likBlyto be mrroct; "",recErtain ffi!Us fourrl".,....., in onlyo,.., wrsion, I hawomitted Immfrom 1m Scfo. Thl fifthof these Sangatean myths has teen revisedani anmtated for these pages bya wlY mrrpetentautlmityin Sarma, 1mRev. J. E. NewEl.I,of Maim. I think thathis fonnof 1m lYljthis 1mbest of all; it seem to ".., to smw thatthis Sangateais really a goddess of 1mDmm. But, ,..,wrtbe)ess, I giwas a pref"'"tffi rn.tiwexplam.mns atout SangatB>, jwt as I fourrl Imm in 1m ffi3Ilwcripts.On page 21I ha", wnturOOto gi'"an expiam.tlon of myown-Im sense in whl:h I urrle1'3taOOSangatea. 1. Thl first rn.tiw explanamn is this:-Sangatea was a chl3f of UpSlu. Hl Iill a "";fe,Sim.- pap.ilingi;ber trulmrs ".,....., Le-tava'e-toto aniUli ani Ma'o. He Iill,as a soconi 'life,F a'a-utu-Manlta,1m daughter of Thi-Manlt a. Uh of tlEse tffi Iillber 0'"'" mwe; 1m mwe of Sim.-pap.ilingis�ate, was ani 1m mwe of Fa' a-utu-Manlta was separate.Tbe mwe of Sim. was eoclosed with stonea (feoce), but 1mmwe ofFa' a-utu was feocoo with 'rra'a1i'1m plant;that gaw rise to 1m A-rra'a1i,l"J.3lDl Y1hichis equivalffit to Ai-rra' all, '1mfulce of maali.' Thln F a'a-utuwas bco:llytreated � Sirn.,from jB3lowy; so Sim. rra:le a plot wben Imy Iill a nlght-daoce. [This n!Ira�'ue breakseft hEre.] 2.Ancther=nt stys:-Sangatea was an oppressiw chief,I think, ofSavai'i. His wife'sl"J.3lDl was 2>rn.-P'01angi. (His mnioctat last)rra:le ber runaway into 1mbea",",s, ani sbe tun-..:!burrlle 1m Imre. SangatB> was wlYIDl'Y bocawe 1mburrlle Iill bEen takenaway; (so) be 00dup 1m (wmle) li,..,of propbets,bocawe Imydi:lrot smw 'I1bJ Iill carrioo olf1m burrlle.Tlal Folasaani Mill carre sm'l\03(jani him that Sim.-pap.fungiIill taken it, anilill b.... ,-m it in 1mbeawns. A third e>p!arIQ�'Cfl was sent to lYBlast)'3ar bylm Rev. J. E. Newell,of Maim, Upolu. It is this:-Tbe songis that of ''I'onga-Sl,''treKing ofManlt a, -16 00 http//WWWIPsaucklandacnz/do::umffitIVolume 7 1898Nolume 7%2C No. 1%2C Mar 9/4/2014 Journal thof e PolynesIan SocI ety Fol k-songsAnd Myths From Samoa, By JOOn Fraser, Pag e2of13 anirepresffits his anx;,tyto kmw too narre oftrepE<'SOn or persons wm de;trojOOhis lugeani valrntl.e hJardof lim lYBts <o:lomEd with tOOred featOOrs of tOO!repic tim. His illTIf'<lse burrl;, ('au-afa or taw) of lYBts was destrojOO, anitOO blaze of tOO conflagration sm ,.., out afar.It was seen shining at tOO rml!fanua, 'tOO west eM' of Upolu. He!ill '.ttered hisintense bnging to kmw tOOguilty partyto tOOaitu, anitOOy !ill secretiycon",JW tOO tarmitai !;"te, 'tOOWypro,retess,' wm liw:l in tOO landcalled Manaui, atFasi· to'otai, in Upolu. SOOwas con",jOO in sl3ep to Manu' a, anitOO aitu,Y1bJ <>COJmplisOO:itOO task, mw old Thi·Manlta that tOOlady Y<3S in tOOmille. Thl song is smg byTui· Manu'at to awaken Sangatea,wm can tellhim tOO secret.Thl socret is mt diwlged in tOO song. Sangatea� replyis mt kmWll. Te'it(J'i ≠ i fag-nina ane ; I ala &ne ; A e IllAleifnA, ali'i. Le po na na loa; i& pU'upu'u ane; Sili In Ie no po ua a.o; ua ata (!&? U& 8rO ea? • Etu&ileao; ele i atA. Va mafulu Ie fala: ua. fuli fn'nmAno na tagata., A e lilill fa.'alasi ona. &Ii'i. Talllllgi Ie soifua., rna. tii: fai 'ava ane. E ie man'" '"".", ma.i,mlloullo 'a.va., .. 'Avalloui, Folasama.Mllia: Tnlatala,'i ane lOll atu foIBSa.. Sagatello e, te'ite'i ILDO i& ! Va fa.'lIitB Ie tava'(l·toto; Na. ia. osofia i Ie la Illa 10matagi. • 8agatello e, fetulia. a'e lou taui i Ie IlLgi. Va teva Sina-papal"Si. Lou !.aui 1180mil pito !.asi : V", mil mal i Ie mata.mBtagi ; A e taut.oto'e i Ie muli.matn.gi. • V", mu mai i Ie mata·fanulL, A e taut.oto'e i Ie Jlluli·fanua (Qr Mata-Saua), I Ie to'elan lilA ]ulIolua. SlioglLt.e1L OJ, ai lou taui UIL mu pit.o lull.. Alitm"l ill., 0 Ie po 1180 loa, a e pu'upn'n 8onOJ. .. ; '0 101080. i Va loa Ie po, IOJ po t Ma IOJ po pito tasi. :t: IT1I.ulagi Ie soifullo, mIL ti, flloi 'ILVIlo anOJ. XIX. 0 Le Solo ia Sagatea (I.). Variations in the Text. Li,.., 8. Ma ta al. lYBtatou. 9. E te lYBill.al. m lYBill.. 11. Talatalai al. E talatalal. 14 Na ia osofu. al. Om osofia.1S-AI. Sagateai maliuilagi. 15.AI . 1700 Ta saill a'e i Ie lagi loutau. 1Ii.Ua tevaal. Ua tevalYB. 16.AI. Ua sola lYB Sin papalagi;ill. iliga fua iii. 17 arrl1B.Ua mual. 0 bo mu. 22. AJ.I ;, to'elau ina aglagi; or, Ctla0 ;, to"auina agiagi. NJte:-Here al. maans 'otlawise. After line 11,Lavatai's ",donhas:- http//WWWIPsaucklandacnz/do::umffitIVolume 7 1898Nolume 7%2C No. 1%2C Mar 9/4/2014 Journal thof e PolynesIan SocI ety Fol k-songsAnd Myths From Samoa, By JOOn Fraser, Pag e3 0f13 Ma 0 ta aola i Ie lale aiQa"", Sarma a po pea, a Ie 00 e, SlJU; lea nei ie OU malai , Ao ma Ie Vai-ie-Iua ma Ie Folasa-vai-ui ,\ wlIoken her; let ber be I\wakenoo; AWlIoke! aw&ke tbou, 0 ehief. Tbis nigbt is stret.cbing out long; let it be shorwnoo. Ask a.bout tbe da.yl igbt "'bether it is da.y; is it da.wn? ie it d&y? • h is far from daylight; tbe dl\wn bllll not ye� appeared. Tbe ml\t..9 are disagree&bly hot, these men ba.\'e tosaed a.bout a thOllS&lld times, And their chiefs have turned ma.ny times. Stl'ike up the story of slife IIond let us (two) make kava. Ye sball get kara, get kava, • Kava of the best, 0 Folasa a.nd Ma.i&; Procla.im it to your group of prophei.a. o Su.ngatea., a.wl\ke! Tsvs'e·totois sngerod (OT, is wearied); And ha.s risen s.gs.inst ihe Bun and the wind. " o Sangatoo, go in chase of your bundle in tbe sky. Pa.pa.la.ngi goes off with it in anger. Thy bundle glows at one end : It glows in the eye of tbe wind, But (a. portion] is left in tho end of the wind. • It gI0"'8 a.t the eye of the land, nu� (a. portion] is left iD the end of the land, III tbe IO'flau a.nd tbelUtllua. o Sa.ngaW&, perha.ps thy bundle glows at both ends . � AWake! this night is long, let it be short.ened. • {. The night is long; tbe night is very long. il:: jAnd the night hI\.!! one end. � Strike up tbe story of a life, a.Dd let us (two) make kara. '", Solo (t.).-Trmsl1ted. NOTES. Notes to the Preface. 1.-UpoSlu; elsewoore 00is sillto tea chief ofArroa, tOOlargest district in Savai'i(Sffi be))w) . - 18 00 H<rl;ana; lit. 'his;' '00o".".."j 00r'; soo ""'" 'his.' Sina-plpJ.1a"J';'foreign'; this srrmn 'breakingthrough tOO s\:y,'ani is too naroo whl:htOO PolJDlSians apply to all foreigoors./).'na rrmns 'whit e'ani, aas proper naroo, tOO 'rmon,'Y1hich in Sallllan is'rmsina.' http//WWWIPsaucklandacnz/do::umffitIVolume 7 1898Nolume 7%2C No. 1%2C Mar 9/4/2014 Journal ofthe Polynesian Society: Folk-songs And Myths From Samoa, By John Fraser, ... Page 4 of 13 Brothers; tava'e is the 'frigate-bird'; toto is 'to bleed,' or 'red' as blood; 'uliis 'black'; and ma'o is the name of a tree. A second wife, tau-nanofo; tau is an intensive prefix and no-nofo is the phrral or intensive of nolo, 'to dwell.' Maaliis a sweet scented native plant (see below). Badly treated; fuatid, 'was jealousied,' a passive verb formed fromjiLa, 'jealousy.' A plot; toga-fin; this is a cwious conjunction of the names Tonga and Fiti. Similarly the French say, il ftle comme un Anglais, or, il s' evanouit a l' Anglaise; while the English speak of 'taking French leave.' Night -dance; po - ula '; a day-dance is 'ao- ula '; ula means 'to joke,' 'to sp:nt.' 2. -I think; 'mai,} a particle which has reference to the speaker. Made her run away; 'juG. ana teva; 'caused her running away in displeasill'e.' Bundle; taui; what this bundle contained, this fragment of the story does not say. It was probably a roll of fine old mats-a valuable and much valued kind of property.