Rari no te uia o Tiu

Performance

Performer(s):

Hapatoni Group

First lines from recording:

Avea te puaha te amauia i Fakaua

Date Recorded: 09 Aug 1989

Location: Hapatoni Village, Marquesas, French Polynesia

Accession Number: C89/157.21

Notes:

Tape 28.21 Known as 7204 in catalog V.4; This song is the story of a hansome young man, who was so good-looking that all the women of Vaitahu were attracted to him. His charm, however, faded in love-making. This rari was also performed in Pua Mau (#3407) and Vaitahu (#6205).

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