TE BOOK TAUGUA 0 TEHEGEUNGAA HUGIKI ;.jA

HUGABA

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Te Book Taugua 0 te Hegeungaa Mugiki ma Mugaba

(The Songbook in the Language of Bellona and

Rennell)

',nE BOOK T1WGUA 0 TB HEGEUNGAA

rlUGIKI .iLl, HUGA13A

Translated into the La1guage of

Hennell by Hoa from lIutu::1a village,

!1enne 11 Isla'1.d.

He-edited by rlolf l:usc~lel,

UE1.versi t,'" of CO-;ie:::hat::e:"":Jtudiestr:;de (;, Coy e.l11.a,:e,1.De .....,nark

FOREI'iORD

Manifolding the present booklet more than

30 years after its first appearance is in

answer to the wishes of those Bellonese

who play an active role in the Church today,

and of those who participated in the intro­duction of Christianity to their island,Bellona (Mungiki), in 1938. Another purpose

of the re-publication is to prevent a his­

torical document like this from disappearing.

During the very few weeks of struggle

connected with the conversion to Christianity

and in the years immediately after, liThe

Songbock in the Language of Bellcna and

Rennell" played an important role. After the

hymns had become the possession of nearly

everybody on the island, they suddenly were

abandoned in 19~9 when a Melanesian missionary

of the Seventh-day Adventists resided on the

island for several months. He was called Gela

by the Bellonese. He strongly objected, for

unknown reasons, to singing the hymns in

the vernacular. Nowadays these songs are

on the verge of being forgotten.

The translation of the religious songs

from English and the language of Marovo

(New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)

into the language of Rennell, was done by the

extremely skillful Rennellese Moa. He under­

took this very difficult task after only a

few months' training at the SDA-mission

station at Batuna in the Marovo Lagoon in

1937 (perhaps at the beginning of 1938).As it will appear from the translation he

possessed a surprising and admirable in­

tuition and empathy for the new language,

religion and culture. The result of his

effort is nothing less than a remarkable

deed if one takes into consideration that

Moa was brought up within a totally differ­

ent culture on a small island, Rennell, which

until 1938 had been almost isolated from the

outside world.

From a linguistic as well as from a

cultural - historical point of view this

booklet is of special interest. It is the

.rirst translation of Western religious songs

and concepts into Rennellese; at the same time

it is a document showing a native Rennellese'

spontaneous phonetic experience of his own

language. By translating these songs into his

own vernacular, Moa did the first step towards

the creation and development of a written

language, which the islanders did not have be­

fore. More than 20 years past before profession­

al linguistic research was conducted on the

Rennellese language. This was undertaken by

professor, dr. phil. h.c. Samuel H. Elbert

from the University of Hawai1i who this year

is publishing the first "Dictionary of the

Language of Rennell and Bellona."

Since it is a re-publishing of a historical

work the orthography as invented by Moa has been

kept despite the fact some of the words ac­

cording to the phonetical principles, as pointed

out by Elbert, nowadays may be written in a

different way. Elbert advises one to write

lolongi (tired, weak) instead of thothongi;

'ao (day) instead of ao; laamonga (island,land)

instead of amonga. Likewise misprints are

retained in the present edition such as hako­

ngongo instead of hakagongo. The same is true

with spelling inconsistencies, as when a word

like ngatahi (all, to be together) sometimes

has been written in two words as nga tahi. Ascompared to the original edition one change

has been done in the present booklet. This is

the addition of the references to the denomi­

national hymnals of the Seventh-day Adventists,

which are to be found on the last pages.

I would like to express my thanks to all

those who have contributed to the possibility

of re-publishing liTe Book Taugua 0 te Hegeu7

ngaa Mugiki ma Mugaba". A special thank to

pastor Hatingeba from Ngongona village on

Bellona who kindly lent me the only copy of

the booklet which was left on the island.

Thanks also to the Danish Seventh-day Advent­

ists who kindly assisted in getting the exact

references to the English texts of the hymns.

February 1975 Rolf Kuschel

University of

Copenhagen, Denmark

1. TAPU, TAPU(A.H.

KO JIHOVA33)

Tapu, tapu, tapu, God ange tola!Tou taugua ku te mahoata;Tapu, tapu, tapu, Koe eagoha,God Hakahua ke kimatou.

Tapu, tapu, tapu, enisotho eMa'u agunga'a kia te Kokoe,Koe tahi tapu 5i'ai he me'a.E God ma'ugi ba'i a50.

Tapu, tapu, tapu, Kokoe gigo!Kimatou he'e hinai kinai,Kia te kokoe e tapu a Koe,Koe to'a ma te gosigosi.

2. CHRIST MA'UGI MA'U(A.H. 69)

Jesus toku Sa'uTakoto te gu~ J

Hitagi te aa,Ite gua.

Ma'ugi ma'u Jesus,Sepu a Tena makau;Te la to'a 0 mS'ugi ma'u,Noho hakapata Ona pegea;Ma'ugi! te la!Ko Christ ma'ugi ma'u.

Gatou tangani, Mate here haiGeo ia Lord! la te Jesus,

Kae kigatou, Te la maha'a,He'e hai! Ite gua.

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4 •

TAUGUA KIn JcSUv(A.H. 100)

Taugua kia Jesus,He'e he sui kinai:Koai kago seu na,

Dna pegea?

Te la go giuaki,Mai a te kitatou,Haianga haka hoki;

Ke 50gi atu.

Ma ama tou he kai,Alu mai te gangi ta,Ina aso sehu ai,

Ba ki te gangi.

HOKl MAl TE AO(A.H. 203)

Hoki mai ao okioki,Aa naka tapu e God ite,Na mata g05ig05i a gago,Kitatou e oti hekau.

Tatou gea ia ke tapu,Te ao hai 0 tapu neijMangao ki Tona tegeua,Go hakogongo mai ka sogi.

Hakahua nga tahi amonga,Agoha mai te kimatou;Ma te naka hakagongo mai,Kimatoll naka sogi atu.

Tamana matou ite gangi,Geo mai a te kimatou,kokoe tomatou Pa'ungaIte kakano i bali a50.

5 .

6 .

HAKAHUA TE SABATi(A.H. 205)

Hakahua te Sabati,Kau hai a ke tapujGaoi kia te au,o ae 0 ba kogikogi,Toku hinangago nei.

Ao tapu e gaoiToto'a kia te au;E manatu te osongo,He'e hai songo iaTe au manga magino.

Te ao gaoi tola!Ma te ae tapu tola;Sui kau taugua,A kimatou e nata,Te me'a ki te gangi na.

Jesus kau hitagiaAa okioki Roe;Ka he I e oti guani,O'ou hai 0 tapuHu'ai Sabati Roe.

TOKA ONO Aa OTI(A.H. 206)

Toka ono ao oti,Kae a'u te SabatijKaou e okioki,Ite ao tapu 0 God.

Bo mai ke sogi kif GodIte ao Tapu nei,Gaoi te ao nei,He'e noho pe he aso.

7 .

Kitatou sogi kia,Te la ei te gangi,Te la hai te kege,Ma ba'i me'a ngatahi.

Kitou magaohie,Kae okioki ai,Tuku kio tatou hi,Nangago Sabati nei.

GEO lA TE KlMATOU(A.H. 221)

Geo la te kima­Tou te po nei:Geo mai te momoeHetaki te ao.

Amen I •

8. TUHAlHO E KOE TE KAl(A.H. 229)

E Jesus mai ku he utunga,Ke koga nahai ki te taha,

Koau e sasaga te Koe,Te Puka Tapu ia te Koe.

Kokoe te utunga Mau'gi,Te Kupu A'au e malogi,

Ke ogo sau ia te au,Akoa te au siasia.

Kokoe geo ia te au,Ke koga na hai ko galaso,

Tuku ai te kai Gelili,Kau go noho gaoi Koe.

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10.

MASl'lNGA GAOl(A.H. 237)

Jesus toku masi'inga,Amo toku osongo!

Ke sosogo ke masogo,Ite sogi kinai!

Abaki kia te au,Kakano ba 1 i aso,

Ke noka toku osongo,Kau ooho gaoi.

Kitatou e mase'i,Ke noka te mataku,

la ke sogi kia God,Si'ai hehe masi-

Inga ke naha pe ko God,Jesus na'a tola te

Kitatou e thothogi,Ke sogi kia Jesus.

Kitatoll e mamaha,Ma te ka he'e hai,

Jesus totatou magu,Ke sogi kia Jesus;

Tatou he masi'inga;E gaoi posia'?

la ke sogi kia God;Abaki kia koe.

MAl MAl, KlTATOU GEO lA(A.H. 242)

Geo ma te sogi mai,Hai mai Jesus,

Ke abatu te magama,Ma agatou na.

11.

Jesus kau naki maiKitatou sogi;

Abaki mai te asoNoi) 0 pipiki.

Te la go ghathi maiNa'ana'a iho.

Hai a te kitatou)Ke bo ki te gangi.

Tu'uta ke hoki maiNa'ana'a iho;

Tatou e siasia)Pipiki kinai.

KOAU TANGATA SONGO(A.H. 258)

Kau pegea songo)O'ona toto Jesus)Kae thighabu mailKe gosigosia teAu) kego ma'ugiKoau ga Mo'ona.

Agoha to'a Jesus)E sigi ite gangiSigi ite moana)Ma te noho gogoaKoau sese) Jesus)Sasaga ia te a'.

Kau pegea songo)Jesus Agoha mai;Kae na'a te aUt

Koau maikia;Geo ia te au;Kau ooho gaoi.

12. KOAU HE'E TlNO GAOl(A.H. 325)

E koau kua songo,Kae na toto O'OU,Sosogo ia te au,

A'u au kia Koe.

Au ka here hitagi,Kua oti toku sini.Mana toto Q'Oll na

Sosogo ia te au.

Eha maikia a'uKia te au, matakuAi toku hinangago

Rau a'u kia Koe.

Kau kau taunoa,Ma te nehu oku mata,Kae koau esia,

IJai a kia te Koe.

Kokoe hai te auMa te sosago te au,Pago au kia Koe,

Rau a1u kia Roe.

Magaohie O'ou,Kua oti togu sini,Koau ga Mo'ou na,

Kau a'u kia Koe.

13.

14.

KAU HE'E KUMU TE KOE(A.H. 426)

Koau ka hete kumu J

Tola ia te koe;10 mani alu 0 ha­Kapata kia koe,Koe noka te mataku,

·ka hakagongo roai.

Na roa alu he mase'iSagi roai kit au;Kau alu ke gahita,Kae abaki koe;Ki te haka matakue,Hakapata te koe.

Kokoe noho gaoi,Kago noka toto'a,Kae go magaohieiBa'i aso ngatahi,Kau tuialci ia,Te koe ke gaoi.

Tou hinangago na ma,Mase'i tola koe,Kau go tuku ia teMagama kia kee,Koe ma'u kago na'aToku magaohie.

JESUS TUlAKl MAl(A.H. 432)

Lord tuiaki au,Ite nga~u mase'i;Te hu·'.ai rnoana,Ite eha akau,Koe tigohenua,Lord tuiaki au.

15.

Kokoe noho peteTinana omatou.Ite ngagu mase'i,Sehu Koe moana,Te moana Gelili;Lord tuiaki au.

Hitai aki thuga,015a kinai ngagu,Abaki mai JesusKoau tokamana,"Ke noka te mataku 11 ,

Hai mai a Koe.

OKlOKl GAOl(A.H. 441)

Otatou bae e thoghoIte hakaneke na,

Ma te thothogi kitatou,Kago noka toto'a.

Kitatou sia hetae,Ite aso po otij

Te aso thugana titingi,Tiaki me'a songo.

Kitatou gomani ba ki,Te manaha magama;

Kitou go noho gaoi,Ki te bai ma'ugi.

Tamana tatou agungaKakabe kimatou;

Kimatou kago ba ki teManaha ite gangi.

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17.

HAKAHUA 0 TE MAHOATA(A.H. 462)

Koe haka gongo mai,Ite tahoataj

Sogi ai au Koe,Ite aso nei.

Tou Spirit Tapu tola,Tuiaki au,

I teaga au,Ma teaga ma'gi.

God togatou pa'unga,Abaki kia te

Kigatou e pipiki,Kia te Koe na.

HAKAPATA KIA TE AU(A.H. 471)

Hakapata mai ahiahijHakapata mai te pO'ugijNoka te rne'a te geo mai,Kamanga geo mai e Koe.

Te ao hai hano ke oti;Ko gaga nei go songo ma'u,Ite he sui haka gonga'a,Geo mai ke naka te sui.

Hakapata mai ba'i aso;Koai te'a nohe pe Koe?Na'a te kakabea te au?Geo mai na aso mase'i.

E he'e mataku ai au,Ite hakapata mai Koe l

Te hea tou tola te gua?Geo mai, koau e sepu.

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19.

Haka t agi mai te Koe;'Tuiaki au ki te gangi;Ite mahuke mai te ao,Geo a te au ba'i aso.

ABAKlA MAl TE ASO NEl(A.H. 500)

Jesus abaki ia te,Kimatou sogi atu;Na roa mamako te Koe,Tuku haianga atu,Ma te manatu hegeu­Nga, gatou kia Koe.

JESUS KAGO A'U(A.H. 576)

Jesus ogo hinaiho,Kakabe pegea,

Ona pegea gaoi,o gago nei.

Noho pe te hetu'uTona mataigi.Kago rnagama to'a,Te mataigi.

Kago hakaputu ai,Na Ona pegea,

Na pegea gosigosi,Ki te gangi na.

Tamagiki, tafflagiki,Sia kia Jesus,

Kigatou e pipiki,Ai a Jesus.

20 JESUS SlASlA MAl(A.H. 577>

Jesus si'sia mai,Ha'mai Puka Tapu;Koau he'e tola,Kae te la tola.

0, Jesus si'ma'0, Jesus s1 l ma'0, Jesus si ImaKoau e nala.

Tega te haianga,E mate a te la,Sosogo toku sini,Kau alu a Koe.

Koau e masaki;Jesus si'sia mai,God nohoi te gangi,loa iho te au.

Jesus hakapata ma' J

Goa kia te au,Go hai a te au,o hano ki te gangi.

21. KOAU KAGO SASAGA lA(A.H. 584)

Kau go sasaga ia,Jesus te toku Sa'u,

Koau kago tataolna bae O'ona.

o magaohie mai,Kae na'a eau,Jesus mate kit te au,Haianga e sia.

22.

Koau kago tatao,Ki te hegeunga na,

Ma teaga Q'onae,Ite na'a eau.

Kau tutu te titingi,Ma te tukitukia;

Hai mai a te la;Ke a'u ki te ago.

KITATOU E MAGAOHIE(A.H. 585!

Kitatou e maga­Qhie toto'a,

Kae nonoho gaoi,lte ba'i aso.

Tatou; tamagiki a GodTatou noho pe la,God e magaohie,E abakia te;Kitatou eagohaKi ba'i pegea,

Ko gago nei e ho­Nu te sa'osaga J

Tatou haithobo ke,Sigi ga pegea.

Kitatou kago ba,Atu ki te gangi,

Kago taugua kia,Jesus ba'i aso.

23. NA HOSA 0 KINGI(A.H. 587)

Kitatou na hosa,o King' ite gangi,Kitatou na hosa,Kitatou mako:Jesus tatao ia,Te kitatou mako,He'e mataku ai,Taugua thango.

Kitatou go ba ki,Tomatou hage,Ki manaha te gangi,Taugua thango.Te manaha gaoi,E he'e po'ugi na J

Jesus tona magama,Taugua thango.

Tou magaohie,Bo ki te gangi na,Tou magaohie,Taugua thango.E taugua goa,Kitatou ba ina,Te manaha tatou,Taugua thango.

4. EHA KUNGA KAU NAKI EJESUS

(A.H. 616)

Eha kunga kau oaki e Jesus,Koau kago hano kinaie,Eha kunga kau naki e Jesus,Koau he'e mataku kinai.

Eha kunga he'e na'a eau,Ra hano kinai gaoi au.

Eha kunga kau naki e Jesus,Eha pake go haithobo aUtKo Jesus abaki kia te au,Koau kago sepu ite pake.

Eha kunga kau naki e Jesus,Kau hete oohe thaunatahi;Kago hakapata kia te au,Kau ogo naka 50gi kinai.

Eha kunga haigongo ke hano,Hai kau go hano aka-ia;Kae hitagi kau eka hano,Ma te hitagi hegeunga Jesus.

Eha kunga kau naki e Jesus,Kago alu te po mugeghi aUtKoau ka he'e 0500g0 ma'u,Eha kunga ooho gaoi au.

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26.

HAKAPATA MAl(A.H. 677)

Jesus hakapata mai,Au he'e tugabu;

Te la abaki mai,Kopi mat Gna gima.

Kau he'e masaki,Kabe mai e la,Koau kago tatao,lna maka O'ooa.

Jesus hakapata mai,o hai kau tola,

E ba kogikogi malu,Manga ngato kinai.

Jesus hakapata mai,Kau he'e mataku,

Kina aso mase'i nga,Ka hai kau hano.

Jesus hakapata mai,Tuiaki te au;

Kau aka kego mate,Mate ma'ugi malu.

OGO MAl GA'ASO(C.S. 654)

Ogo mai ga'aso,Kau sia hu Koe,Ke sogosogo au,lna toto O'ou,Sa'u ia te aUt

Oma toku osongo.

27.

Koau tangi to'a,Kakago he'e hai,He'e abaki aila ku tangi anga,Koe thaunatahiE abaki ki au.

Kau he1e gaoi,Ka he'e hai au,He'e tino gaoi,Ma he'e gosigosi,Magaohie mai,Ke sogosogo au.

Koau kago oti,Ma'u i gago nei;Go ioa kia Koe,Ma OU ooho auga J

Ogo mai Ga'aso J

Kau sia hu Koe.

KO JESUS(C.S. 821)

Ko Jesus te .mahoata,Ko Jesus ao atea,Ko Jesus te ahiahi,Ko Jesus tonga tahi.

Ko Jesus te tangua;Ko Jesus te sogisogi J

Ko Jesus te matemate,Ko Jesus tonga tahi.

Ko Jesus te otaota,Ko Jesus te tena ao,Ko Jesus te hinangago,Ko Jesus tonga tahi.

Ko Jesus ou thothogi,Ko Jesus te siasia J

Ko Jesus te ona kingi,Ko Jesus tonga tahi.

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29.

NOHO KIA KOE(C.S. 829)

Kau sia noho,la te Koe God;

Ite po ma te ao na,Noho kia koe.

Hakapata mai,Ma te geo au;

Koau sogi kia teKoe ba'i asa.

Noho kia Koe,Ite aso oti;

E'a pete gala toku,Hinangago nei.

Noho kia Koe,Te po ma te ao;

Te matugi ma te mate,Ma te posiai.

KAGO MAGAOHIE(C.S. 863)

Tatou go magaohie,Aso oti na hekau,Kitatou kage ba kiJerusalem' Ho'ou.

o mani magaohie,Siasia he'e mate;Tatou magaohie,Kago ba ki te gangi.

Tatou kago taugua,Ma te magaohie na.Sogi kia Christ ie teJerusalem' Ho'ou.

30.

Eha na manaha gaoi,Hitagi mai tatou.Jesus e ngaguei kiJerusalem' Ho'ou.

IO MANI GAOl(C.S. 879)

Tahi manahe e gaoi,Tatou hinai kinai,

Tamana e hitagi mai,Hai totatou manaha.

Hitagi, hitagi,Kitatou go bithabei~

Hitagi, hitagi,Kago bithabei te gangi.

Tatou kago taugua,Ite manaha i te gangi,

Kaogo he'e maikia,Kago magaohie. to'a.

Kago sogi ki to Tamana,Omatou i agunga na;

Ite agoha goa mai,Ma te gahitaki kinai.

GOD SAVE THE KING

God save our gracious King,Long live our noble King,

God save the King.Send him victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us,

God save the King.

CONTENTS

1. TAPU, TAPU KO JIHOVA

(Holy, Holy, Holy)

2. CHRIST MA'UGI MA'U

(Christ Arose)

3. TAUGUA KIA JESUS

(Sing of Jesus)

~. HOKI MAl TE Aa

(Again the Day Returns)

.5. HAKAHUA TE SABATI

(Lord of the Sabbath)

6. TOKA ONO Aa OTI

A.H. 33 &

C.H. 73i )

A.H. 69

A.H. 100

A.H. 203 &

C.H. ~66

A.H. 205 &

C.H. ~55

A.H. 206 &

(Another Six Days' Work Is Done)C.H. ~56

.

GEO lA TE KIMATOU

(Lord, Keep Us Safe This Night)

TUHAIHO E KOE TE KAI

(Break Thou the Bread of Life)

MASI'INGA GAOl

(What a Friend We Have in Jesus)

MAl MAl, KITATOU GEO lA

(The Saviour Bids Us Watch)

KOAU TANGATA SONGO

(Chief of Sinners)

KOAU HE'E TINO GAOl

(Just as I am)

KAU HE'E KUMU TE KOE

(I Will Never Leave Thee)

A.H. 221 &

C.H. 696

A.H. 229 &

C.H. 218

A.H. 237 &

C.H. 320

A.H. 242

A.H. 258 &

C.H. 238

A.H. 325

A.H. 426

1~. JESUS TUlAKl MAl A.H. ~32 &

(Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me) C.H. 398

15. OKlOKl GAOl A.H. ~~1 &

(There ;r:s Sweet Rest) C.H. 380

16. HAKAHUA 0 TE MAHOATA A.H. ~62 &

(Lord, in the Morning) C.H. 39

17. HAKAPATA KlA TE AU A.H. ~71 &

(Abide With Me) C.H. 50

18. ABAKl MAl TE ASO NEl

(Be with Us Now)

19. JESUS KAGO A'U

(When He Cometh)

20. JESUS SlASIA MAl

(Jesus Loves Me)

A.H. 500

A.H. 576 &

C.H. ~18

A.H. 577

!/. KOAU KAGO SASAGA lA

(I Will Early Seek the Saviour)

t. KITATOU E MAGAOHIE

('Tis Love that Makes Us Happy)

3.NA HOSA 0 KINGI

(Children of a King)

'I. EHA KUNGA KAU NAKI E JESUS

(Anywhere With Jesus)

E. HAKAPATA MAl

(The Saviour With Me)

,. OGO MAl GA'ASO

(Rock of Ages)

7. KO JESUS

(For Jesus)

A.H. 584 &

C.H. U7

A.H. 585

A.H. 587

A.H. 676

C.H. 589

A.H. 677

C.S. 654

C.H. 474

C.S. 821

28. NOHO KIA KOE

(Still With Thee)

29. KAGO MAGAOHIE

(Joy By and By)

30. 10 MANI GAOl

(There's a Land That Is Fairer

Than Day C.H. j Sweet By and

By C. S. )

GOD SAVE THE KING

C.S. 829

C.S. 863

C.S. 879

C.H. 551

i) The abbrivations A.H., C.H., and C.S. refer

to the denominational hymnal of the Seventh-day

Adventists as described below:

A.H. The Advent Hymnal (Revised). A Collectionof Standard Hymns and Gospel Songs, suitablfor all kinds of religious services. TheStanborough Press Ltd., Watford, Herts,1928.

:. H. The Church Hymnal. Official Hymnal of theSeventh-day Adventist Church. Review andHerald PUblishing Association, Takoma Park,Washington, D.C., 1941.

~.S. Christ in Song (Revised and Enlarged) ForAll Religious Services. Compiled and pub­lished by F.E.Belden. Review & HeraldPublishing Assn. Washington, D.C., 1908.