Laka Atu ʻe Kāinga ki he Tau

Lyrics

1. 1. Laka atu ʻe kā-
   inga ki he tau,
   ʻA hotau ʻOtua
   Mo hono ʻAlo.
   Ke fakamoʻui
   ʻA kitautolu.
   Mei he ngaahi
   hia ʻo māmani,
2. Laka atu ʻe kā-
   inga ki he tau
   ʻA hotau ʻOtua
   mo hono ʻAlo.
3. 2. Lotu ki he ʻOtua
   ko e Tamai,
   Ke poupou mai ai
   Kia kitautolu.
   ʻI he faingataʻa
   ʻO e moʻuí ni
   Tau tuʻu maʻu he
   hala totonu,
4. Laka atu ʻe kā-
   inga ki he tau
   ʻA hotau ʻOtua
   mo hono ʻAlo.
5. 3. Hanga pē ki muʻa
   ki hotau ʻEiki,
   ʻA ia naʻe hala
   ʻI Kālevale.
   Koeʻuhi pē ko
   Kitautolu.
   Ko e kau angahala
   pē ʻi mamani,
6. Laka atu ʻe kā-
   inga ki he tau
   ʻA hotau ʻOtua
   mo hono ʻAlo.
7. 4. Laka hoku kāinga
   ʻo hiva fiefia
   Pea tau leʻo taha
   ʻI he ʻikuna.
   Tau fakafetaʻi kia
   Sīsū hotau Haú.
   Ke fai ʻo laui taʻu
   ʻa e kakai kotoa
8. Laka atu ʻe kā-
   inga ki he tau
   ʻA hotau ʻOtua
   mo hono ʻAlo.
9. Fakaleá: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834–1924
   Fakatuʻungafasí: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842–1900