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Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua
ʻI he fiefia
1. Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua,
Ki Heʻene palōfitá.
Ke tānaki fakataha
ʻEne kakai talangofuá.
[Chorus]
Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli
ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli
ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,
kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,
ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,
Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,
Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.
2. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,
ʻE hoko ʻa e ʻaho,
Te u tohi ʻEku fono
he kakano honau lotó.
[Chorus]
Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli
ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli
ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,
kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,
ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,
Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,
Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.
3. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,
ʻO ka ne ka tānaki,
Te ne toe ʻomi ʻi he
fuʻu mālohi lahí.
[Chorus]
Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli
ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli
ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,
kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,
ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,
Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,
Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.
4. ʻI Heʻene ʻomai
mei he funga ʻo māmani,
Te ne hiki ʻEne fuka
ki he ngaahi puleʻanga.
[Chorus]
Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli
ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli
ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,
kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,
ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,
Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,
Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: Tevita Tuliakiono, 1870–1935