Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Songs & poems of Queen Salote
Other Name
Songs and poems of Queen Salote (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Vava'u Press
Place
Date
2004
Physical Description
xxvi, 421 pages : illustrations, portraits, music, genealogical tables ; 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9822130082
9789822130089
Language
Tongan
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
2019 reprint
Content
Foreword / HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a -- preface / Elizabeth Wood-Ellem -- acknowledgments -- list of songs and poems -- list of notations -- list of genealogies -- list of illustrations
Essays -- ko e tukutukulaumea fungani 'a Kuini Salote ma'a Tonga = Queen Salote's enduring gift to Tonga / HRH Princess Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho -- Queen Salote's poetry as works of art, history, politics, and culture = ko e 'u ta'anga 'a Kuini Salote Fekau'aki mo e hisitolia tukufakaholo, tukunga 'o e nofo mo e ngaahi faiva faka-Tonga / Adrienne L. Kaeppler -- ko e hisitolia 'I he ma'imoa 'a Kuini Salote = living in history through Queen Salote's poetry / Elizabeth Wood-Ellem -- ko e Heliaki 'I he ngaahi ma'imoa 'a Kuini Salote = Queen Salote's use of Heliaki / Melenaite Taumoefolau
Songs & poems -- ngaahi hiva = songs -- ngaahi 'upe = lullabies -- ngaahi laulau = recitals -- ngaahi tutulu = laments -- ma'ulu'ulu -- lakalaka -- faiva fakatata = drama
Notation -- notations, texts, translation and interpretation / Adrienne L. Kaeppler -- music notation, Tongan and Western.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Salote Tupou, Queen of Tonga, 1900-1965; Songs, Tongan; Poetry, Tongan; Tonga-- Songs and music; Tonga-- Poetry]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-411) and indexes. This volume incules a line for line translation into English of 114 compositions, including songs, lullabies, recitals, laments, drama, and Tonga's great dances the Lakalaka and Ma'ulu'ulu, with over 170 illustrations. Hardback book with clamshell box case.
Subject Notes
Salote Tupou III was the Queen of the Kingdom of Tonga from 1918-1965.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
15 Dec 2023
Language Description
Tongan and English
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