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THE KUMULIPO

A Hawaiian Creation Chant · translated with commentary by

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Martha Warren Beckwith

Hawaiian version of the chant Index of translated chants Title Page Contents Introduction The Prose Note Rank in Hawaii The First-born Son and the Taboo Lono of the Makahiki Captain Cook as Lono Two Dynasties The Master of Song Prologue to the Night World The Refrain of Generation Birth of Sea and Land Life The World of Infancy Winged Life The Crawlers The Night-Digger The Nibblers The Dog Child The Dawn of Day The Woman Who Sat Sideways The Flood The Woman Who Bore Children through the Brain Papa and Wakea Maui the Usurper The Dedication The Genealogies Hawaiian Accounts of Creation Other Polynesian Accounts of Creation Ceremonial Birth Chants in Polynesia Conclusion Textual Notes References