Tala ʻe he Folofola

ʻI he fiefia

1. Tala ʻe he folofolá,
ʻI he tohi tapú,
Ka ʻikai haʻaku ʻofa,
Kovi ʻete lotú,

[Chorus]

Ko e lea ʻofa,

Hā mei he ʻOtua,

Hono ʻikai mālie mai,

Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.

2. Ke te ʻofa he ʻOtuá,
ʻAki hoto lotó,
Mo e ʻatamai kotoa,
Ko e fekau iá,

[Chorus]

Ko e lea ʻofa,

Hā mei he ʻOtua,

Hono ʻikai mālie mai,

Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.

3. ʻOfa ki ho kaungāʻapí,
Hangē pē ko koé,
ʻOfa ki ho ngaahi fili,
ʻOua naʻa tuē,

[Chorus]

Ko e lea ʻofa,

Hā mei he ʻOtua,

Hono ʻikai mālie mai,

Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.

4. ʻA e kātaki fuoloa
Mo e ʻamanakí,
Ko e fua ʻo e ʻofá
Lau ai mo e tuí

[Chorus]

Ko e lea ʻofa,

Hā mei he ʻOtua,

Hono ʻikai mālie mai,

Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.

5. Ko e koloa haohaoá
ʻOku masani iá
Maʻu ʻa e folofolá
Pea fai ki ai.

[Chorus]

Ko e lea ʻofa,

Hā mei he ʻOtua,

Hono ʻikai mālie mai,

Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.

Fakaleá: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942

Fakatuʻungafasí: Edwin F. Parry, 1950–1935