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ʻOku Fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e Fale ʻo e ʻEikí
ʻI he loto-fakamātoato
1. ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa
ʻa e fale ʻo e ʻEikí,
Fakataha ki ai ʻa e
kau māʻoniʻoní,
Ke fai ha ngāue ki
siʻi kau pekiá,
Ke nau toe moʻui
pea fiefiá.
2. ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa
ʻEne kōsipelí,
Kuo toe fakafoki
mai ki māmaní,
Koeʻuhi ke akoʻi ʻa-
ki Hono kakaí.
Ke nau lava hao me-
i he mate fokí.
3. ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa
nofo ʻi he ʻEikí,
Pea te tau tupuleki-
na ʻi he moʻoní,
ʻO moʻui fiefia
pea taʻengatá.
He kuo ʻosi fakapa-
pau he fuakavá.
Fakaleá: Frank I. Kooyman, 1880–1963. © 1948 IRI
Fakatuʻungafasí: Tracy Y. Cannon, 1879–1961. © 1948 IRI