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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAMENT OF AROMAITERAI, by AROMAITERAI First Line: From mataaoe I look to own land tianina Last Line: Tamaiti. Subject(s): Homecoming; Tahiti | |||
From Mataoa I look to my own land Tianina, My mount Tearatupu, my valley Temaite, My "drove of pigs" on the great mountain. The dews have fallen on the mountain, And they have spread my cloak. Rains, clear away that I may look at my home! Aue! alas! the wall of my dear land. The two thrones of Mataoa open their arms to me Temarii. No one will ever know how my heart yearns for my mount of Tamaiti. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF RUHERO; A TALE OF TAHITI: DEDICATION by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO AN ISLAND PRINCESS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ISLAND QUEEN: BOOK 1, SELS. by SARAH (STICKNEY) ELLIS TAHITI: THE LAND OF LOVE AND BEAUTY by JOHN LIDDELL KELLY SKIING IN TAHITI by JAMES LAUGHLIN THE END OF THE WORLD by GORDON BOTTOMLEY SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 21 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE BELLS OF LONDON by MOTHER GOOSE TO JOHN DRYDEN, ESQ.; POET LAUREATE AND HISTOGRAPHER ROYAL by PHILIP AYRES |
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