Laka Atu ʻe Kāinga ki he Tau

Laka ʻoua ʻe tuka

1. Laka atu ʻe kā-
inga ki he tau,
ʻA hotau ʻOtua
Mo hono ʻAlo.
Ke fakamoʻui
ʻA kitautolu.
Mei he ngaahi
hia ʻo māmani,

[Chorus]

Laka atu ʻe kā-

inga ki he tau

ʻA hotau ʻOtua

mo hono ʻAlo.

2. Lotu ki he ʻOtua
ko e Tamai,
Ke poupou mai ai
Kia kitautolu.
ʻI he faingataʻa
ʻO e moʻuí ni
Tau tuʻu maʻu he
hala totonu,

[Chorus]

Laka atu ʻe kā-

inga ki he tau

ʻA hotau ʻOtua

mo hono ʻAlo.

3. Hanga pē ki muʻa
ki hotau ʻEiki,
ʻA ia naʻe hala
ʻI Kālevale.
Koeʻuhi pē ko
Kitautolu.
Ko e kau angahala
pē ʻi mamani,

[Chorus]

Laka atu ʻe kā-

inga ki he tau

ʻA hotau ʻOtua

mo hono ʻAlo.

4. Laka hoku kāinga
ʻo hiva fiefia
Pea tau leʻo taha
ʻI he ʻikuna.
Tau fakafetaʻi kia
Sīsū hotau Haú.
Ke fai ʻo laui taʻu
ʻa e kakai kotoa

[Chorus]

Laka atu ʻe kā-

inga ki he tau

ʻA hotau ʻOtua

mo hono ʻAlo.

Fakaleá: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834–1924

Fakatuʻungafasí: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842–1900