1. ‘O le tala iā Sina ma lana gogosina. The story of sina and her gogosina. 2. ‘O Tapitofau ma ‘Ōgafau na maua sia lā fānau e to’asefulu tamatane ‘ua fa’aigoa lea iā Tui. Tapitofau and Ogafau gave birth to ten boys named Tui. 3. ‘O le lā tama la’ititi ‘o le tamateine ‘ua fa’aigoa iā Sina. Their youngest child was a girl, they name her Sina. 4. ‘Ua mātutua Sina ma ona tuagane o Tui. Sina and her brothers Tui grew up. 5. Na sāvalivali Sina ina ‘ua va’ai ‘i le gogosina ‘olo’o lele solo. Sina went for a walk and saw a gogosina flying around. 6. Na mana’o tele Sina ‘i le gogosina ona fai ane lea ‘i ona tuagane e sā’ili mai. Sina wanted the bird very much and asked her brothers to search for it. 7. Na ao ona usita’i tama ‘i lo lātou tuafafine. They had to obey their sister. 8. Na fai atu tama iā Sina e “nofo i’inei ma ‘aua te tauvala’au pe ‘ā su’e mātou ‘i le gogosina”. The boys told Sina “stay here and don’t call out when we look for the gogosina”. 9. Ina ‘ua ō ona tuagane, na vala’au Sina “Tui ma Tui ma Tui…” When her brothers left Sina called out “Tui and Tui and Tui…” 10. Na sau o le isi Tui ‘O Tuiletafu’e ‘O le sāu’ai! Another Tui came, Tuiletafu’e the ogre. 11. Na ao ona va’ili e Sina le ulu o le sāu’ai ‘a’o ia moe i ona vae. Sina had to search through his head while he slept at her feet. 12. Ina ‘ua fo’i mai tama ‘ua vā’ai ‘i le sāu’ai ‘olo’o moe i vae o Sina ona sōsola ai lea. When the boys returned they saw the ogre sleeping at Sina’s feet and ran away. 13. Na’o le ui’i na nofo e fesoasoani iā Sina e noanoa lauulu o le sāu’ai i pou o le fale. Only the youngest stayed and helped Sina tie the ogre’s hair to the posts of the house. 14. Ina ‘ua ala le sāu’ai na taumafai tuli atu iā Sina ma Tui la’ititi ‘ae na pa’u’ū mai lā’au ona oti lea. When the ogre woke up he tried to chase Sina and small Tui but the trees fell on him and he died. 15. Na toe fo’i fiafia Sina ‘i lona ‘āiga. Sina returned happily to her family.
This tala is a tagi or chant that would normally be told by an old woman to children and they would in turn chant back to her. This tagi is a fāgogo or legend that teaches children about Samoan values and morals. The feagaiga is a contract especially the brother/sister relationship is so sacred in Samoan culture. This relationship is special because it is a lifelong relationship that cannot be replaced. Brothers and sisters have several rules that they must abide by. Brothers and sisters should not eat together or sleep in the same room. Sisters carry the sacredness and dignity of the family and have the ability to curse or bless their brothers and also make important decisions for the family. For this reason the brothers must protect her and defend her honor and purity. The brothers should never swear in front of their sisters or talk bad to their sisters. They should also never talk about sexual topics with each other. Brothers should serve food first to their sisters and wait to eat after their sisters are full. The sisters in return should listen to her brothers and always wish him well. The feagaiga is also seen in other relationships in Samoan culture such as between the pastor and the congregation, God and people, parents and children, adults and youth and elder and youth. In this legend Sina has ten brothers all named Tui. Anything she asks of them they would obey. When they tell her not to call out did not listen and instead calls out. This is not good because calling out can attract spirits or the wrong person you’re looking for which is exactly what happened because an ogre also named Tui came instead. Sisters must always listen to their brothers so she broke the feagaiga with her brothers. When her brothers find the ogre sleeping at her feet they run away instead of protecting her. Brothers must always protect their sisters so they also did not fulfill their obligations. The moral of the story is that if the feagaiga is not observed then bad things will happen.
Talofa
ReplyDeleteTalofa lava
DeletePenina Asiata
ReplyDeleteSam 202
Final
1. ‘O le tala iā Sina ma lana gogosina.
The story of sina and her gogosina.
2. ‘O Tapitofau ma ‘Ōgafau na maua sia lā fānau e to’asefulu tamatane ‘ua fa’aigoa lea iā Tui.
Tapitofau and Ogafau gave birth to ten boys named Tui.
3. ‘O le lā tama la’ititi ‘o le tamateine ‘ua fa’aigoa iā Sina.
Their youngest child was a girl, they name her Sina.
4. ‘Ua mātutua Sina ma ona tuagane o Tui.
Sina and her brothers Tui grew up.
5. Na sāvalivali Sina ina ‘ua va’ai ‘i le gogosina ‘olo’o lele solo.
Sina went for a walk and saw a gogosina flying around.
6. Na mana’o tele Sina ‘i le gogosina ona fai ane lea ‘i ona tuagane e sā’ili mai.
Sina wanted the bird very much and asked her brothers to search for it.
7. Na ao ona usita’i tama ‘i lo lātou tuafafine.
They had to obey their sister.
8. Na fai atu tama iā Sina e “nofo i’inei ma ‘aua te tauvala’au pe ‘ā su’e mātou ‘i le gogosina”.
The boys told Sina “stay here and don’t call out when we look for the gogosina”.
9. Ina ‘ua ō ona tuagane, na vala’au Sina “Tui ma Tui ma Tui…”
When her brothers left Sina called out “Tui and Tui and Tui…”
10. Na sau o le isi Tui ‘O Tuiletafu’e ‘O le sāu’ai!
Another Tui came, Tuiletafu’e the ogre.
11. Na ao ona va’ili e Sina le ulu o le sāu’ai ‘a’o ia moe i ona vae.
Sina had to search through his head while he slept at her feet.
12. Ina ‘ua fo’i mai tama ‘ua vā’ai ‘i le sāu’ai ‘olo’o moe i vae o Sina ona sōsola ai lea.
When the boys returned they saw the ogre sleeping at Sina’s feet and ran away.
13. Na’o le ui’i na nofo e fesoasoani iā Sina e noanoa lauulu o le sāu’ai i pou o le fale.
Only the youngest stayed and helped Sina tie the ogre’s hair to the posts of the house.
14. Ina ‘ua ala le sāu’ai na taumafai tuli atu iā Sina ma Tui la’ititi ‘ae na pa’u’ū mai lā’au ona oti lea.
When the ogre woke up he tried to chase Sina and small Tui but the trees fell on him and he died.
15. Na toe fo’i fiafia Sina ‘i lona ‘āiga.
Sina returned happily to her family.
This tala is a tagi or chant that would normally be told by an old woman to children and they would in turn chant back to her. This tagi is a fāgogo or legend that teaches children about Samoan values and morals. The feagaiga is a contract especially the brother/sister relationship is so sacred in Samoan culture. This relationship is special because it is a lifelong relationship that cannot be replaced. Brothers and sisters have several rules that they must abide by. Brothers and sisters should not eat together or sleep in the same room. Sisters carry the sacredness and dignity of the family and have the ability to curse or bless their brothers and also make important decisions for the family. For this reason the brothers must protect her and defend her honor and purity. The brothers should never swear in front of their sisters or talk bad to their sisters. They should also never talk about sexual topics with each other. Brothers should serve food first to their sisters and wait to eat after their sisters are full. The sisters in return should listen to her brothers and always wish him well. The feagaiga is also seen in other relationships in Samoan culture such as between the pastor and the congregation, God and people, parents and children, adults and youth and elder and youth. In this legend Sina has ten brothers all named Tui. Anything she asks of them they would obey. When they tell her not to call out did not listen and instead calls out. This is not good because calling out can attract spirits or the wrong person you’re looking for which is exactly what happened because an ogre also named Tui came instead. Sisters must always listen to their brothers so she broke the feagaiga with her brothers. When her brothers find the ogre sleeping at her feet they run away instead of protecting her. Brothers must always protect their sisters so they also did not fulfill their obligations. The moral of the story is that if the feagaiga is not observed then bad things will happen.
I love this story and its meaning has always gave me a deep connection with my brothers.
DeleteThank you this story taught my sisters a lesson
ReplyDelete