himene

The himene was the offspring of the original efforts of the

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

In the evenings, the guests were usually invited to hear a himene, a sort of siva with singing but no dancing.

The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

In the evenings, the guests were usually invited to hear a himene, a sort of siva with singing but no dancing.

The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

For weeks preparations and rehearsals for a himene nui,

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

From the verandas and from the church at night issued the peculiar strain of the himene, somehow bringing to me, lying on my mat under the stars, a sense of fitness to the prospect -- the clear heavens, the purple lagoon, the wind in the groves, and the low rumble of the surf.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

That merely tells the sense of the himene, but cannot convey the joy or sorrow of it.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

On the Sunday of the himene nui, I met the French priest as he tied his horse by the door of the Catholic church.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

The air to which the himene was sung eluded me for long.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

There were no speeches, but much laughter, and much singing of the himene written by the king,

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

They sang a himene, and he followed and corrected them from a book, so that their method was formal.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900