Side 1. Programme 1
Programme opens with guitar and introduction in Cook Islands Māori by unidentified man and woman (who provides translation into English) "Greetings to our friends and across the seas, greetings....".
The first song is a Rarotongan love song that tells the story of a boy whose girl has left the island, he sings "One Sunday night upon my bed I missed you terribly, the moon is high and you appear before me like the morning star...".
The next song she explains would be sung at a gathering or feast underneath the palm trees, an action song with the words, 'The breeze is blowing gently and I can hear a soft voice calling..."
The last song is a song of farewell titled 'Oh How I Miss You'.
Signing off she says, "So we end our songs from the Cook Islands... unitl we meet again."
Side 2. Programme 2
Programme opens with guitar and introduction in Cook Islands Māori by unidentified man and woman (who provides translation into English) , "Greetings to our friends and across the seas, greetings....".
The first song from the Cook Islands is a love song titled 'Please Take Me To Your Heart'.
The next song is an action song [title unclear] and is performed at a celebration or feast, like the Hawaiian hula where all the guests are invited to join in.
Another love song follows titled 'Tipi Tipi', which describes the delighted suprise of a man when his lover's shadow finds him on the beach.
The programme ends with a song of farewell, 'The Moon of Rarotonga' with the words, 'Beneath the moon of Rarotonga, it was there I first met you and kissed you, you went away and left me for a long, long time, but when you returned you found me waiting in this same place."
Signing off she says, "So we end our songs from the Cook Islands... unitl we meet again."