would be destroyed and offered to the gods. (This still happened in the 19th century as recorded by William Mariner (writer). A Tongan proverb: vete fakafutuna (take apart in the Futunan way), still refers to something to be dismantled completely. There is also a theory that the meetuupaki was a kind of Tongan passport of olden times. When a boat from Tonga arrived on one of the conquered islands the crew was invited to show their typical dance to prove that they came from Tonga and not from somewhere else. As they then still had their paddles in their hand, using them in a dance seem quite straight forward. Verses Verse 1 Kolulu e, Kolulu e Kolulu e, sua mai mate Fakapo, sua mai. Tu E Fakapo, sua mai. Tu Verse 2 'O Latu, Latu e Pe 'i Tonga mu'a kae tokelau. 'Ia, 'i'i'a, 'i'i'a. Kaleki pala pui le vaha, Kae liua manu ole vaha, Kae ta ko ia si'ene nga'uta. 'Ia, 'i'i'a, 'i'i'a. Tu Verse 3 'O Taputea taputea mai He uia mala mai letai 'O Taputea taputea mai He uia mala mai letai. 'o sulu'ia laupeanga tuia, E uia mala maile uia. Tu Verse 4 Lakuta e, Lakuta e Lakuta sikipoi e, sikipoi e, sikipoi e Lakuta e, Lakuta e Lakuta sikipoi e, sikipoi e,sikipoi e Si ki 'olunga matau foe, Ma'u e tata malie. Sikipoi e, sikipoi e. Tu Verse 5 'O anu mai, fai mai Tapu la e maile tai. 'E velo 'i sila, talava e Vaka e sua, kite fonua. Tafoe mai fe a fulisia lanumea 'E Tafea ki 'Uvea 'akatu. Tonu mo tekau ki tu'a hakau Fakahakea ki ai te vaka Ko Tapunasili mo Longotevai Fakangalo nai a e Fakatakutaku he ta ko Tonga pasipasi mai Fetuna ka toa e, 'io e Verse 6 'O ngalutai ngalutai, 'o ngalutai ngalutai 'Utufia tefua te langi mana tefua fekai Faka'oseia feliuekina holo e kina. Kuo lava matautulia ia' taumalakia, 'isa ke Pule mei vaka, 'ia. Pule mei vaka kae tapa mai ama Kae au mai kava kae ma'u te tangata Kae to taulata, se ue i, se ue a. Hifo le ala hakea le ala kae tau longolongo Fakapuepue fano to mui tao, 'isa ke 'O ngalutai ngalu 'isa ke. References Futunan versions D. Frimigacci; Aux temps de la terre noire; 1990; Tongan versions O. Māhina; Tongan proverbs; 2004; Tongan culture Dances of Tonga