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Kuo Hopo ʻa e Laʻā
ʻI he fiefia
1. Kuo hopo ʻa e laʻā Ho-
po ʻi he langi maʻá,
Kuo pau ʻene ngingila
ʻo ulo ʻi māmaní.
[Chorus]
Puke ia ke maʻu na-
ʻa hoko ʻa e poʻulí,
Pea mole ʻia koe
ʻa e ulo ʻo e laʻā.
2. Kuo ulo ʻa e laʻā Ke
tau hanga atu ki ai,
Tau faifeinga ke ta-
u maʻu hono uló.
[Chorus]
Puke ia ke maʻu na-
ʻa hoko ʻa e poʻulí,
Pea mole ʻia koe
ʻa e ulo ʻo e laʻā.
3. Kuo hoko ʻa e maama
ʻI he ulo ʻo e laʻā,
Nofo ʻi hono maama
ʻo maʻu hono uló.
[Chorus]
Puke ia ke maʻu na-
ʻa hoko ʻa e poʻulí,
Pea mole ʻia koe
ʻa e ulo ʻo e laʻā.
4. Monūʻia kinautolu
Kuo nau maʻu iá,
Te nau maʻu ʻa e maama
ngingila ʻo e laʻā.
[Chorus]
Puke ia ke maʻu na-
ʻa hoko ʻa e poʻulí,
Pea mole ʻia koe
ʻa e ulo ʻo e laʻā.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: George F. Root, 1820–1895