Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF REPROOF, by MARAU First Line: A standard is raised at tooarai Last Line: And hast caused the destruction of us all. Subject(s): Tahiti - Wars | ||||||||
A STANDARD is raised at Tooarai, Like the crash of thunder And flashes of lightning. The rays of the midday sun Surround the standard of the king, The king of the thousand skies. Honor the standard Of the king of the thousand skies! A standard is raised at Matahihae, In the presence of Vehiatua. The rebels Teieie and Tetumanua, They broke the king's standard, And Oropaa is troubled. If your crime had but ended there! The whole land is laid prostrate. Thou art guilty. O Vehiatua, Of the standard of thy king, Broken by the people of Taiarapa, By whom we are all destroyed. Thou bringest the greatest of armies To the laying of stones Of the temple of Mahaiatea.... Thou hast sinned, O Purahi, Thou hast broken the standard of the king. Taiarapu has caused The destruction of us all. The approach of the front rank Has loosened the decoration. One murderous hand is stretched, And another murderous hand: Two armies in and two out. If you had but listened To the command of Amo Calling to the Oropaa -- "Let us take our army By canoe and by land! We have only to fear Matitaupe and the dry reef of the Purionu. "There we will die the death Of Pairi Temaharu and Pahupua." The coming of the great army of Taiarapu Has swept Papara away, And drawn its mountains with it. Thou hast sinned, Purahi, Thou and Taiarapu. Thou hast broken the standard of the king, And hast caused the destruction of us all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG FOR THE CROWNING OF POMARE by MARAU AFTER TWO YEARS by RICHARD ALDINGTON DEVOURER OF NATIONS by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET KILLED IN ACTION by ISAAC ROSENBERG ON DIGITAL EXTREMITIES by FRANK GELETT BURGESS THAT HOLY THING by GEORGE MACDONALD THE CHILD ALONE: 3. MY KINGDOM by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON INCIDENT AT BRUGES by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AN ESCAPE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE |
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