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Ko e Vaʻa Ukameá
ʻI he loto-mālohi
1. Fakahā mei he ʻOtuá,
Kia Nīfai ʻi muʻá,
Folofolá māʻoniʻoní,
Ko e vaʻa ukameá.
[Chorus]
Puke ʻa e vaʻa ukameá;
Mālohi mo moʻoní.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá;
Taki homau halá.
2. ʻI heʻetaú fonongá,
Mohu ʻahiʻahiʻí,
He ʻao fakapoʻuli,
Mo e faingataʻa.
[Chorus]
Puke ʻa e vaʻa ukameá;
Mālohi mo moʻoní.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá;
Taki homau halá.
3. Ka hoko e ʻahiʻahi,
Heʻetau fonongá,
Falala he vaʻa ukameá,
Mei ʻolungá.
[Chorus]
Puke ʻa e vaʻa ukameá;
Mālohi mo moʻoní.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá;
Taki homau halá.
4. Pea piki maʻu ki aí,
He ʻaho kotoá,
Lotu pea hiva fiefiá,
Heʻetau fonongá.
[Chorus]
Puke ʻa e vaʻa ukameá;
Mālohi mo moʻoní.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá;
Taki homau halá.
5. Ko e mālōlōʻanga ē,
Vaʻa ukameá,
Taki atu ke tau nofó,
Mo e kau ʻāngeló.
[Chorus]
Puke ʻa e vaʻa ukameá;
Mālohi mo moʻoní.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá;
Taki homau halá.
Fakaleá: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942
Fakatuʻungafasí: William Clayson, 1840–1887