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Ko e ʻEiki ko e Tauhi-sipi
ʻI he loto-melino
1. Ko e ʻEiki ko e Tauhi-sipí,
Te Ne tataki hoku laumālie,
ʻI he veʻe vaitafe tafe mālie,
Toe fakafoki au, ko e sipi hē,
Toe fakafoki au ko e sipi hē.
2. Ko e talangataʻa ʻoku hē hē pē,
Ki he vanu ʻo e ʻata ʻo e mate,
Ko Ho tokotoko te ne taki au,
Ko Hoʻo vaʻakau, te u nofo ai,
Ko Hoʻo vaʻakau te u nofo ai.
3. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e faingataʻa,
ʻOku mafola ʻa ʻeku tepile,
ʻOku fonu he ngaahi monūʻia,
Hangē ko e lolo, ki hoku ʻulu,
Hangē ko e lolo ki hoku ʻulu.
Fakaleá: James Montgomery, 1771–1854; makatuʻunga ʻi he Sāme 23
Fakatuʻungafasí: Thomas Koschat, 1845–1914