ʻOku Tau Tō ʻa e Tenga

Lyrics

1. 1. ʻOku tau tō ʻa e tenga
   ʻa ia ʻoku ʻaongá.
   Naʻe tō ʻa e niʻihi,
   Tō ʻi he veʻehalá.
   Pea haʻu ʻa e fanga manu,
   ʻO nau kai ʻo ʻosi,
   Pea ngata hono ʻaonga
   ʻi he potu mamahi.
2. 2. Mokulu ʻa e niʻihi
   ʻi he potu fefeká.
   Naʻe siʻi ʻa e kelekele,
   Pea tupu leva ia.
   Naʻe ulo mai e laʻaá,
   Peá ne vela aí.
   Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai
   ʻilo ai hano aka.
3. 3. Mokulu ʻa e niʻihi
   tō ʻi he talatalá.
   Pea tupu leva ia ʻo
   Fakakāsia ia.
   ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito ʻaonga
   Kiate kitautolu.
   ʻA e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtua
   pe ko e Siasi tapu.
4. 4. Ka naʻe tō ha niʻihi
   ki he feituʻu leleí.
   Pea tupu ai ʻa e fua,
   Pea tuʻu maʻu pē ia.
   ʻO ʻikai ʻi māmani
   Ha meʻa ke ne taʻofi.
   ʻA kitautolu mei he
   Puleʻanga hēvaní.
5. Fakaleá: ʻOku ʻikai ʻilo pe ko e faʻu ʻa hai., Pure Diamonds, Cleveland, 1872
   Fakatuʻungafasí: Henry A. Tuckett, 1852–1918