ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua Kitaua

ʻI he loto-ʻapasia

1. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá,
Te tau ʻi ai ʻafē?
ʻI Hono ʻafioʻanga,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.

[Chorus]

Te tau toe faka-

taha mo e ʻOtua,

Pea te tau nofo,

Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.

2. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá,
ʻE ʻafe te u mamata.
Ki Hono fofonga ʻofa,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.

[Chorus]

Te tau toe faka-

taha mo e ʻOtua,

Pea te tau nofo,

Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.

3. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá.
Te Ne fakapale ʻaki,
Maʻu ʻa e kalauni,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.

[Chorus]

Te tau toe faka-

taha mo e ʻOtua,

Pea te tau nofo,

Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.

4. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá.
Pea te tau nonofo,
Maʻu ʻa e nāunau,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.

[Chorus]

Te tau toe faka-

taha mo e ʻOtua,

Pea te tau nofo,

Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.

Fakaleá: Jeremiah E. Rankin, 1828–1904

Fakatuʻungafasí: William G. Tomer, 1833–1896