He was.
Taaroa was his name.
He stood in the void: no earth, no sky, no
men.
Taaroa calls the four corners of the universe; nothing replies.
Alone
existing, he changes himself into the universe.
Taaroa is the light, he is
the seed, he is the base, he is the incorruptible.
The universe is only the
shell of Taaroa.
It is he who puts it in motion and brings forth its
harmony.