Ko e Faitotonu ʻo Faka-ʻOtua

Lyrics

1. 1. Ko e faitotonu ʻo faka-ʻOtua,
   ʻOku hā pē ʻa hono fua,
   Hono mahuʻinga ʻoku laulōtaha,
   Kuo ʻatu ia taʻe totongi kotoa,
   Ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata.
2. 2. Ko e faitotonu mo talangofua,
   ʻE totongi ʻe he ʻOtua,
   ʻO fekumi leva ki he angahala,
   Ke ʻohake ki he kolo ʻo e ʻOtua,
   Nofo ai mo e fiefia.
3. 3. ʻE lilingi hifo ho tāpuaki,
   Kuo ʻomai hotau ʻEiki,
   Kuo hulu ʻa Hono masanisani,
   Pea tuʻu maʻu ʻEne kōsipeli,
   Ko ho tāpuaki moʻoni.
4. 4. Ka ko e moʻoni ʻoku tatau ai pē,
   Tuʻuloa ʻo ʻEne pule,
   ʻE mole ʻa e langi pea mo e fonua,
   Ka ʻe ʻikai mole ʻa e folofola,
   Ka ʻe tuʻu ʻo lauikuonga.
5. Fakaleá: John Jaques, 1827–1900
   Fakatuʻungafasí: Ellen Knowles Melling, 1820–1905