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Tokanga ki he Taimi
Toʻotoʻo pē
1. Tokanga ki he taimi,
Fakaʻaonga maʻu pē,
Lotu he mōmeniti,
He houa fulipē,
Ngāue pē he ngoue,
Fai ʻaho mo e pō.
ʻOku vave ʻa e mate,
ʻOua ʻe mālōlō.
2. ʻOua maumau taimi,
ʻOua ʻe nofo noa,
Ngāue pē he ʻEiki,
ʻE ʻikai taʻeaonga,
Ka hoko pē ʻa e taimi,
ʻE maʻu pē ʻa e fua,
Ka haʻu pē ʻa e ʻEiki,
Toe tuʻu fiefia.
3. ʻE ʻikai tuʻutāmaki,
ʻE he faʻa ngāué,
Ka hoko hā mamahi,
ʻE fiefia pē.
Ko e fungani ʻeni,
ʻI he kosipeli,
ʻE ʻikai ha ngāue,
Taʻe hā palōmesi.
4. Ko e fē nai ha poto,
Talu pē ʻa e taimi,
Ke puke pē moʻuí ni,
Ke lau ʻitāniti.
Ka tā pē ʻa e houa,
Kuo pau mei he ʻEiki,
ʻE ʻikai toe toloi,
Ha kiʻi mōmēniti.
5. He nofo muli ʻeni,
ʻIkai ko e ʻapi ē,
ʻOku pau ke veteki,
He ko e ngeʻesi pē.
Ko e tokangaʻi maʻu,
ʻA e monūʻiá,
ʻA e nofo taʻengata,
He kolo ʻo e ʻOtua.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: Robert B. Baird, 1855–1916