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ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua Kitaua
ʻI he loto-ʻapasia
1. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá,
Te tau ʻi ai ʻafē?
ʻI Hono ʻafioʻanga,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.
[Chorus]
Te tau toe faka-
taha mo e ʻOtua,
Pea te tau nofo,
Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.
2. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá,
ʻE ʻafe te u mamata.
Ki Hono fofonga ʻofa,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.
[Chorus]
Te tau toe faka-
taha mo e ʻOtua,
Pea te tau nofo,
Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.
3. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá.
Te Ne fakapale ʻaki,
Maʻu ʻa e kalauni,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.
[Chorus]
Te tau toe faka-
taha mo e ʻOtua,
Pea te tau nofo,
Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.
4. ʻOku ʻa e ʻOtua kitauá.
Pea te tau nonofo,
Maʻu ʻa e nāunau,
ʻO e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua.
[Chorus]
Te tau toe faka-
taha mo e ʻOtua,
Pea te tau nofo,
Ai mo ʻetau Tamai.
Fakaleá: Jeremiah E. Rankin, 1828–1904
Fakatuʻungafasí: William G. Tomer, 1833–1896