Lau ʻEni ko e Tofiʻa



Lyrics

  1. 1. Lau ʻeni ko e tofiʻa

    Neongo hono lesisita,

    Kuo pau ke vetekina

    Fai ke toʻo meiate kita

    Ko e tofiʻa ʻi loto langi,

    Fungani masani

    Nofo ai pea ʻe tolonga

    Taʻengata lauikuonga.

  2. 2. Neongo ʻa hono teuʻi

    Puke ia ʻe māmani,

    He ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻeni

    Ko e tofiʻa ʻo e afi

    Te u ʻi muʻa ho loto,

    Ki he hū ki he kolo

    ʻOku lau ʻe he poto

    Ko e tofiʻa ʻoku taʻe popo.

  3. 3. Lau ʻeni ko e ʻapi

    Neongo ʻene masani,

    Faingofua hono hala

    Fakatau, atu ki mala

    ʻOua muʻa ʻe sio ki ʻapi,

    ʻOku fonu mamahi

    Sio atu pē ki muʻa

    Kia Sīsū he moʻunga.

  4. 4. Tama ē ke ke vakai

    Hoʻo nofo ʻoku fai,

    Ofi pē ke ngata mai

    ʻA e nofo ʻi māmani

    ʻOua muʻa e nofo lata,

    Maama faingataʻa

    Lotu pē mataʻi koloa

    Talanoa he folofola.

Fakaleá: Pita Vī (1860–1931)

Fakatuʻungafasí: Robert Lowry, 1826–1899