192
Ko e Fāmilí ke Taʻe Ngata
Fofonga fiefia
1. Ko e fāmilí ke taʻengata,
ʻOku faka-ʻOtua,
Pea te mau fakataha Mo kinautolu fiefia.
[Chorus]
Ko e fāmili ke taʻengata
Palani ʻa e Tamai
ʻOku ou fie maʻu ke u ʻi ai mo e fāmili,
Pea fakahā mai ʻe he ʻEikí,
Ha founga ʻe lava aí,
2. ʻI he ʻeku tupu hake,
Ne u teuteu lelei pē,
Mali he temipale, ʻItāniti ko e palé.
[Chorus]
Ko e fāmili ke taʻengata
Palani ʻa e Tamai
ʻOku ou fie maʻu ke u ʻi ai mo e fāmili,
Pea fakahā mai ʻe he ʻEikí,
Ha founga ʻe lava aí.
Fakaleá: Ruth M. Gardner, fāʻeleʻi 1927. © 1980 IRI
Fakatuʻungafasí: Vanya Y. Watkins, fāʻeleʻi 1938. © 1980 IRI