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ʻE Hangē Nai ha Taha ko Aú?
Houngaʻia
1. ʻE hangē nai ha taha ko aú,
fakamālōʻia e Tamaí.
ʻIo pea fai moʻoni,
Kātaki maʻu ai pē.
ʻOfa ki he ʻOtuá,
ʻAko ke leaʻaki.
[Chorus]
Fakamālō a-
tu ʻe Tamai.
Mālō Tamai ʻi Hēvaní.
2. ʻA e fuaʻi ʻakaú,
ʻA e manupuná ʻene hivá.
ʻA e laʻā māfaná,
ʻA e ʻaho mo e pō.
Ngāue fakafiefia,
Fai ʻe ha tamasiʻí.
[Chorus]
Fakamālō a-
tu ʻe Tamai.
Mālō Tamai ʻi Hēvaní.
Fakaleá: Mary M. Dodge, fakafuofua 1831–1905
Fakatuʻungafasí: W. K. Bassford, 1839–1902