From the land of the long white cloud
Elissa is back from Middle-Earth--and tea with Margaret Mahy, who apparently lives in a cliff. For today's pop quiz, translate and i.d. the following:
"Ki raro au!" hei tā ikā.
E kore pai ki āu!
Ki raro!" hei tā ikā
"E KORE au hia takā!"
"Ki raro au!" hei tā ikā.
E kore pai ki āu!
Ki raro!" hei tā ikā
"E KORE au hia takā!"
Labels: Intercultural understanding
posted by Roger Sutton at 11:07 AM
4 Comments:
I wish I could.
Yeah, I guess I don't hang out in the South Seas enough. Bummer!
All right, I'll bite. Sounds like Jabberwocky to me. Rhythmically, anyway. Looking forward to hearing what it really is...
Irene
It's from the Maori edition of The Cat in the Hat.
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