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Ko e Faitotonu ʻo Faka-ʻOtua
ʻI he fiefia
1. Ko e faitotonu ʻo faka-ʻOtua,
ʻOku hā pē ʻa hono fua,
Hono mahuʻinga ʻoku laulōtaha,
Kuo ʻatu ia taʻe totongi kotoa,
Ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata.
2. Ko e faitotonu mo talangofua,
ʻE totongi ʻe he ʻOtua,
ʻO fekumi leva ki he angahala,
Ke ʻohake ki he kolo ʻo e ʻOtua,
Nofo ai mo e fiefia.
3. ʻE lilingi hifo ho tāpuaki,
Kuo ʻomai hotau ʻEiki,
Kuo hulu ʻa Hono masanisani,
Pea tuʻu maʻu ʻEne kōsipeli,
Ko ho tāpuaki moʻoni.
4. Ka ko e moʻoni ʻoku tatau ai pē,
Tuʻuloa ʻo ʻEne pule,
ʻE mole ʻa e langi pea mo e fonua,
Ka ʻe ʻikai mole ʻa e folofola,
Ka ʻe tuʻu ʻo lauikuonga.
Fakaleá: John Jaques, 1827–1900
Fakatuʻungafasí: Ellen Knowles Melling, 1820–1905