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Lau ʻEni ko e Tofiʻa
ʻI he loto-mālohi
1. Lau ʻeni ko e tofiʻa
Neongo hono lesisita,
Kuo pau ke vetekina
Fai ke toʻo meiate kita
Ko e tofiʻa ʻi loto langi,
Fungani masani
Nofo ai pea ʻe tolonga
Taʻengata lauikuonga.
2. Neongo ʻa hono teuʻi
Puke ia ʻe māmani,
He ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻeni
Ko e tofiʻa ʻo e afi
Te u ʻi muʻa ho loto,
Ki he hū ki he kolo
ʻOku lau ʻe he poto
Ko e tofiʻa ʻoku taʻe popo.
3. Lau ʻeni ko e ʻapi
Neongo ʻene masani,
Faingofua hono hala
Fakatau, atu ki mala
ʻOua muʻa ʻe sio ki ʻapi,
ʻOku fonu mamahi
Sio atu pē ki muʻa
Kia Sīsū he moʻunga.
4. Tama ē ke ke vakai
Hoʻo nofo ʻoku fai,
Ofi pē ke ngata mai
ʻA e nofo ʻi māmani
ʻOua muʻa e nofo lata,
Maama faingataʻa
Lotu pē mataʻi koloa
Talanoa he folofola.
Fakaleá: Pita Vī (1860–1931)
Fakatuʻungafasí: Robert Lowry, 1826–1899