Pehē kiʻi Vaitafé “Foaki”

Lyrics

1. 1. Pehē kiʻi vaitafé,
   “Foaki! Foaki!”
   Pehē vaitafé, “Foaki!”
   Tafe ʻi he moʻungá
   “Kuó u siʻi ka ko e fē pē te u tō aí.
   Maʻuiʻui ʻa e mohukú”.
2. Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki pea toe foaki.
   Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki atu.
3. 2. Pehē ʻe he ʻuhá,
   “Foaki! Foaki!”
   Pehē ʻuhá, “Foaki!”
   Mo ne tō he matalaʻiʻakaú,
   “Te u toe hiki lau ʻoku maé,
   ʻI heʻene tō aí.”
4. Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki pea toe foaki.
   Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki atu.
5. 3. Hangē ko Sīsū ʻo
   “Foaki! Foaki!”
   Foaki hangē ko Sīsū
   ʻO foaki kotoa.
   Hangē ko e motó mo e vaitafé
   ʻOku moʻui e ʻOtuá.
6. Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki pea toe foaki.
   Hiva he ʻaho kotoá
   Foaki atu.
7. Fakaleá: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915
   Fakatuʻungafasí: William B. Bradbury, 1816–1868 Arr. © 1989 IRI