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Fakaʻofa Kiate Au
ʻI he loto-fakafetaʻi
1. Fakaʻofa kiate au
Ko Siʻono tataki atu,
Ke tutuki ki he ʻakau,
Ka naʻe ʻikai siʻane hanu.
[Chorus]
Tau tuʻu hake muʻa ʻo ʻalu
kia Sīsū he funga ʻakau,
Ne pekia ai ʻa e Hau
Ko e fai ʻa hotau fakatau.
Sīsū e ne Ke ongosia
he mamafa ʻemau hia,
Ne ʻikai te ke hanu pe ʻi ai
Ka ke ʻofa heʻemau mate.
2. Tangi ʻa siʻoku lotó.
He lavea ne ʻai ʻi Ho sino,
Ko e faʻo ʻe fā mo e taó
Tafe ai Siʻono taʻataʻa.
[Chorus]
Tau tuʻu hake muʻa ʻo ʻalu
kia Sīsū he funga ʻakau,
Ne pekia ai ʻa e Hau
Ko e fai ʻa hotau fakatau.
Sīsū e ne Ke ongosia
he mamafa ʻemau hia,
Ne ʻikai te ke hanu pe ʻi ai
Ka ke ʻofa heʻemau mate.
3. Ko Ho ngaahi tā ne ʻai
Kuo mau toe hao aí,
Tafe ai siʻo taʻataʻa,
Vai fufulu ʻemau angahala.
[Chorus]
Tau tuʻu hake muʻa ʻo ʻalu
kia Sīsū he funga ʻakau,
Ne pekia ai ʻa e Hau
Ko e fai ʻa hotau fakatau.
Sīsū e ne Ke ongosia
he mamafa ʻemau hia,
Ne ʻikai te ke hanu pe ʻi ai
Ka ke ʻofa heʻemau mate.
4. ʻOku tangi hoku lotó,
Tafe ai ʻa e vai mo e toto
Lau naʻe fakamamahiʻi,
Hoʻo tautapa ʻi Ketisemaní.
[Chorus]
Tau tuʻu hake muʻa ʻo ʻalu
kia Sīsū he funga ʻakau,
Ne pekia ai ʻa e Hau
Ko e fai ʻa hotau fakatau.
Sīsū e ne Ke ongosia
he mamafa ʻemau hia,
Ne ʻikai te ke hanu pe ʻi ai
Ka ke ʻofa heʻemau mate.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: Pita Vi, 1860–1931