52
Ko Hoku Tauhi ʻa Sihova
ʻI he loto-vaivai
1. Ko hoku tauhi ʻa Sihova,
ʻE ʻikai te u masiva au,
ʻOkú Ne fakatokoto au ʻi he
ngoue ʻoku lelei.
[Chorus]
ʻOkú Ne tataki
Au ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoni
Koeʻuhi
Ko Hono Huafa ʻo taʻe ngata.
2. Neongo ʻeku ʻeveʻeva,
He teleʻa ʻo e mate,
ʻE ʻikai te u manavahē au, He
ʻokú ke ʻiate au
[Chorus]
ʻOkú Ne tataki
Au ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoni
Koeʻuhi
Ko Hono Huafa ʻo taʻe ngata.
3. ʻOkú ke teuteu ʻa e,
Keinangaʻanga maʻaku,
ʻI he ʻao ʻo hoku ngaahi fili
ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
[Chorus]
ʻOkú Ne tataki
Au ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoni
Koeʻuhi
Ko Hono Huafa ʻo taʻe ngata.
4. Ko e moʻoni ʻe muimui,
ʻIate au ʻa e lelei
Pea te u nofo ʻi he fale ʻo Si-
hova ʻo taʻengata
[Chorus]
ʻOkú Ne tataki
Au ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoni
Koeʻuhi
Ko Hono Huafa ʻo taʻe ngata.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: M. Māhanga, 1879–1959