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Kau Talavou ʻo Saione
Māmālie
1. Kau talavou ʻo Saione,
Tuʻu loto-toʻa pē,
Fofonga fiefia pē,
Ke fai e ngāué,
Manatu ki he kuohilí,
Hanga pē ki muʻá,
Fekita mo e faingataʻá,
Pea tui faivelengá.
2. Tau tali ʻa e moʻoní,
Manuki ʻa e kakaí,
Kae fanongo mo tauhí,
Te tau ʻikunaʻi,
ʻAhiʻahi mei he filí,
Ko e fakaholomuí,
Piki he vaʻa ukameá,
Maʻu ʻa e fiefiá.
3. Kātaki e ʻahiʻahí,
Nofo mo e ʻamanakí,
Ngāue ē ke tau faí,
He ivi ʻo e moʻoni,
ʻOfa pē mo tau ikuná,
Hiva fiefiá,
Kau talavou ʻo Saioné,
Ikuna haohaoá.
Faʻahi taha
Fakaleá: Susan Evan McCloud, fāʻeleʻi, 1945. © 1985 IRI
Fakatuʻungafasí: Fasi faka-ʻAealani; fokotuʻutuʻu. © 1985 IRI