And half (each astonished beholder)
Believed that the chieftain was crazed.
Believed that the chieftain was crazed.
Alarmed at his long disappearance
His people began to deplore,
O, surely the young chief had perished!
And they waited in fear by the shore.
His people began to deplore,
O, surely the young chief had perished!
And they waited in fear by the shore.
A sound like the rushing of water,
A sparkling of foam from the tide
And the gallant young chief of the Tongas
Rose up from the sea with his bride.
A sparkling of foam from the tide
And the gallant young chief of the Tongas
Rose up from the sea with his bride.
Her dark hair streamed over the water,
Her eyes shone like stars in the blue;
And the dead chieftain's beautiful daughter
Was safe in her waiting canoe.
Her eyes shone like stars in the blue;
And the dead chieftain's beautiful daughter
Was safe in her waiting canoe.
In a far distant kingdom they rested
Till the cruel oppressor was dead,
Then returned to their homes unmolested
Where a better king reigned in his stead.
Till the cruel oppressor was dead,
Then returned to their homes unmolested
Where a better king reigned in his stead.
And long in their palm islands, shady
Dwelt the chieftain, so noble and brave,
With his tribe, and his beautiful lady
Whom he hid in the deep ocean cave.
Dwelt the chieftain, so noble and brave,
With his tribe, and his beautiful lady
Whom he hid in the deep ocean cave.
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