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Lolotonga Leʻo ʻa e Kau Tauhi-sipi ʻi he Pō
Longomoʻui
1. Lolotonga leʻó ʻa e kau
tauhi sipi he pō
Ne malama ʻa e maama he
haʻu ʻa e ʻāngeló,
Pea ʻoua ʻe manavahē,
He ko e ongoongo
Ki he faʻahinga ʻo e ta-
ngata ʻa e melinó.
2. Vakai ʻe ʻaloʻi mai ʻa e
Tama ʻo Hēvaní,
Hako ʻo Tēvita pea hu-
afa ko Kalaisí,
Pea naʻe ʻaloʻi mai,
He ʻaiʻangakaí
Mamata mo lotu kiate
Ia ʻa māmaní.
3. Lea ʻa e selafimi pea hā
mai ʻa e kau ʻāngeló,
ʻO fakafetaʻi mo nau
hiva fakamālō,
Kololia ki he ʻOtua
Hono fuʻu ngeia
Kuo ʻaloʻi ki māmani
ʻa hotau Misaiá.
Fakaleá: Nahum Tate, 1652–1715; makatuʻunga ʻi he Luke 2:8–14
Fakatuʻungafasí: Hiva tuʻu fonua Yorkshire, ca. 1800