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Fili ʻa e Moʻoní
Fofonga fiefia
1. Fili ʻa e moʻoní ki ho loto ē,
Tokoni ʻe he Laumālie
Ngingila ʻEne maama maʻu pē,
ki he kakai fulipē.
[Chorus]
Tuʻu he totonu:
taki hala ko e poupou.
Hā he faitotonu.
Tāpuaki te ke maʻu.
2. Fili ʻa e moʻoní ko ho tokoni,
Ka ʻahia koe ʻe ho fili
Tonu mo e hala ʻe fakafehuʻi
tau falala ki he ʻEiki,
[Chorus]
Tuʻu he totonu:
taki hala ko e poupou.
Hā he faitotonu.
Tāpuaki te ke maʻu.
3. Fili ʻa e moʻoní mo e melino,
Ki ho laumālie kae hao
Pea ngāue velenga he ʻaho mo e pō
ko hēvani hotau kolo.
[Chorus]
Tuʻu he totonu:
taki hala ko e poupou.
Hā he faitotonu.
Tāpuaki te ke maʻu.
Fakaleá: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942
Fakatuʻungafasí: Henry A. Tuckett, 1952–1918