ʻE Kāinga Kuo Hao

Longomoʻui

1. ʻE kāinga kuo hao
ke mou hiki mavava ē.
Kuo hoko he ʻahó ni
ʻEne fakamoʻui.

[Chorus]

Hiki mavava hake,

ʻA e kakai fulipē,

Kuo tau hao mai.

Hōsana ki he ʻEiki.

2. Naʻe pole ʻa e fili
te u tuli te u lavaʻi.
Pea te u vete ia
ʻo makona ʻa e ui.

[Chorus]

Hiki mavava hake,

ʻA e kakai fulipē,

Kuo tau hao mai.

Hōsana ki he ʻEiki.

3. Naʻá ke ifi ʻaki
Hoʻo matangi mālohi.
Pea nau ngalo hifo
kotoa he loto moana.

[Chorus]

Hiki mavava hake,

ʻA e kakai fulipē,

Kuo tau hao mai.

Hōsana ki he ʻEiki.

4. Ko e ʻOtua Ia
te u fakahīkihiki.
He kuó Ne fakamoʻui
au mei he fili.

[Chorus]

Hiki mavava hake,

ʻA e kakai fulipē,

Kuo tau hao mai.

Hōsana ki he ʻEiki.

Fakaleá: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942

Fakatuʻungafasí: William Clayson, 1840–1887