Ūpē ʻa Melé

Lyrics

1. 1. Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá,
   Mohe ā, hoku ʻofaʻangá.
   Siʻo moʻui toki kamatá.
   Felupe pē siʻo faʻeé.
   Leʻo pē ʻa Siosefa he poó,
   Malama he fetuʻú ho ngeiá.
2. Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
   Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
3. 2. ʻE ʻi ho ʻulú ha kalauni,
   Ko e Tuʻi hoʻo Tamaí.
   Siʻo nimá kei siʻí,
   malingi mai e tāpuaki.
   Mavava e fakatupu kotoa
   Melino mo e ʻofa kuo hifo.
4. Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
   Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
5. Fakaleá: Jan Underwood Pinborough, f. 1954. © 1989 IRI
   Fakatuʻungafasí: German folk tune; arr. by Darwin Wolford, f. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI