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Another song is in more regular form, consisting of six stanzas of five lines each:

Rabòdonàndrianimpòina: South of Ambàtonafàndrana, North of Ambòhimitsìmbina, West of Imàndroséza, East of Ambòhijànahàry.

May you live, Rabodo, And Rambòasalàma-Razàka, And Rakòto (son of) Radàma; And the whole (royal) family, Not to be counted up.

A single tree by the river, One only who rules, For there is our sovereign! The new moon coming from the west, The full moon coming from the east.

The woods of Ambòhimànga, Bending down in their growth. Behold the child reigning; There Rabòdo reigns, Thou indeed art our lady.