Ne U Ongoʻi ʻa e Ngaahi Fafangú

ʻI he loto-fakakaukau

1. Ne u ongoʻi ʻa e ngaahi fa-
fangú he Kilisimasi,
Fiefia ʻa māmani he, Me-
lino kuo ʻi Hono kakaí.

2. Pehē ʻa e ngaahi taua
ʻo e fafangu heʻenau tā,
Kuo ʻi māmani ʻa e,
Melino ʻi Hono kakaí.

3. Mapelu ʻa hoku ʻulu
mole pea mo e ʻamanakí,
Fehiʻa mo e manuki,
Melino ʻi Hono kakaí.

4. Toe ongo mai ʻa e fafangú
ʻOtua moʻui Iá,
Ikunaʻi ʻa e kovi,
Melino ʻi Hono kakaí.

5. Fiefia ʻa e kakai kotoá,
Hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho,
Kalanga hivá fiefia,
Melino ʻi hono kakaí.

Fakaleá: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807–1882

Fakatuʻungafasí: John Baptiste Calkin, 1827–1905