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ʻEiki ko ʻEmau Kole
ʻI he loto-ʻapasia
1. ʻEiki ko ʻemau kole,
Hifo Ho laumālié,
Ke mau nofo he melino,
Feohi ai mo Koe,
Tokoniʻi ke mau lava
ʻa e fakapuepué,
Tokoniʻi ke mau lava
ʻa e fakapuepué.
2. Tokoni ke mau fai maʻu,
Hoʻo ngaahi fekaú,
Tatakiʻi kimautolu,
Ke mau lavaʻi ʻa e tau,
ʻOtua e ʻaloʻofa
pea te mau ikuná,
ʻOtua e ʻaloʻofa
pea te mau ikuná.
3. Ke mau ʻi he ʻamanaki,
Tuku angahala e,
ʻUluaki pongipongi,
Tau toetuʻu mo Koe,
Pea nofo fiefia
ʻi he lauikuongá,
Pea nofo fiefia
ʻi he lauikuongá.
Fakaleá: Richard Alldridge, 1815–1896
Fakatuʻungafasí: Joseph J. Daynes, 1851–1920