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Track 6 Ke
faitatala
E tiga
loto
E fanoanoa
loto
E iei he
tahi faiga
E iai na
mea
Tatau ke
lea
Na mea e
tatau ke ko iloa
E ko kitea
to kavega e mamaha
Fakaputugia i he tai o te mataku
E ke
faitatala
Mafai ai
ki taua oi malamalama
E ke
faitatala
Pito hili
mea moni ke
maua
Mo ki taua
Kua
lokagia ina aho kua teka
Hikogia
meake e fano vale
Kae fai e
iloa au mea hehe na fai
Hove e he
ea koe na fai
Kako koe
lava te paku ki ei
Polokalame
ke pule ki te ola
Mau
mataloa i kina
E ve ona
lea ai koe
Te tahi
vaega e ala
Kafai koe
e moe
E moe koe
e ala
E kui o
alatino
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Track 6 We need
to talk
It hurts deeply
It saddens the heart
But there is another
way
There are things you
need to say
Things I need to
know
I see the heavy
burden you carry
Gathered over a sea
of tears
We need to talk
So we can
understand
Discover all that
is good
All that is true
Discover all that
is most precious
To me and you
You're locked in
the past
Surrounded by your
fears
Of what you will
lose
If your wrongs
are found out
Tho you are
responsible
It is your
undoing
Programmed for
suicide
remains there so
long
as you say they
are
another part of
you
awakens when you
sleep
sleeps when
you're awake
runs beneath your
radar
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Track 8 Tu
Tokatahi
Ko te Atua i
maualuga
Ko to malohi to
aloha
Na talohaga o koe
molimau
Te tu tokatahi
Tu Tokelau
Te lotofiafia ma te
fealohani
Pepehe ma te vikiga
Ki te Aliki
Te puipuiga nuku fa
ke mau
Nonoa fakatahi
Nuku Tokelau
Tokelau Tokelau
Tu fakatahi
Tu Tokelau
Mata ki mua
Kae ava ki tua
Tatou lumanaki
Ke fakamakeke
Tauhi muamua tonu
mafaufau
Fakamalohi ai nuku
Tokelau
Tokelau Tokelau
Fakamalohi ai
Nuku Tokelau
Tokelau Tokelau
Tu fakatahi
Tu Tokelau
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Track 8 Stand as
one
Almighty God
From up high
We request you bear
witness
On our independence
for
We stand as Tokelau
With open hearts
And friendship
We sing our song of
Praise
To our Lord
Defend our four
lands
So they be steadfast
Bind together as one
This
land of
Tokelau
CHORUS
Tokelau Tokelau
Stand as one
Stand as Tokelau
Eyes to the fore
With respect to the
past
It's our future
We must endure
To guard and protect
foremost
Resolute in our
minds
Making us strong
This
land of
Tokelau
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Track 9 Mataliki
Fakamalohiaga
mai luga
Tauivi mo mea lahi
manaia
Tapena tupulaga
laiti
Fakatu fakavae
Mo te lumanaki
Mata gali mai o
foliga
Iloga ai te aoga
Mataliki tamaiti o
Mataliki
Manumalo i te olaga
E lahi na mea aoga
Tala fakafiafia
Mai matua ma kaiga
He mau o te
hololelei
Te akoga mua
aloakia i ki nei
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Track 9 Little
Stars
An inspiration
from above
A sacrifice for
something much better
Preparing the
young generation
Setting down the
foundation
For their future
The smiles upon
their faces
Make it all
worthwhile
Children of
Mataliki
Winning in life
Many good things
come
much positive
feedback
from parents and
from the
community is testimony of
our success the first
recognized
(Tokelau)
school in this land
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Track 11
Vaitaimi Mihia
E foliga ki taua
ke heavea
Ke
pa atu kua tuai
Kua
atafia na mea e taua
Taimi
lelei fakatahi
Fakaali
na uiga
Mafai
liliu fakatamilo
I tauhaga e hau
mauagia
Te fiafia na mea
maua
Fakafiafia ko na uiga vena
Ke
kata ke pehe ma tahao
Ni mea faigofie
Na alofa vena
Te faigata
fakaaliga ki tatou
Kafai
kua na ko
Tautahi
ki taua
Vaitaimi
mihia kua heai
Kae
malamalama
Na kupu na mea e
tatau na fai
Tauhi
te va o taua
E he faigata
Fokotahi
te mea e fai nei
Fakauma
tenei fakanoanoa
Holoi
na loimata mai oku mata
Kae
tu malohi
Mo te mea kua ko
iloa
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Track 11
Missing Moments
It seems we have
to wait
Until it's too
late
To realize what we
had
The good times
together
Showing
What we meant to
each other
I can turn it
around
Do the best I can
And in years to
come discover
All the joy in
what I have
And when we are
alone
Those missing
moments gone
We come to
understand
Words we should
have said
Things we should
have done
It's so simple
But we make it
hard
Only one thing to
do
Make this sorrow
disappear
Wipe the tears
from my face
Stand up for what
I know
The good times with those I love
Means more to me
today
To laugh and sing
and play
These are simple
things
But they mean
forever to me
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Track 12 Te Kupu
Kafai e ke mauagia
Mauagia e koe te
kupu
Kua lelea kehe ai
Te lalolagi kua
matafi
Kua matafi katoa
Katoa i te lagi
Lanumoana
E faigofie lava
E tahi lava te faiga
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Track 12 The word
When you discover
the (misunderstood) word
And blow it all away
The whole world
clears
The sun shines
through
And all around
skyblue
It’s so simple
There is only
One way through
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The music was inspired
after performing with Zakir Hussain in March 2005. The lyrics, however,
came about after attending a seminar with one of the world’s foremost
experts on productivity improvement, Marten Runow, where he explained
the importance of fully understanding the meaning of words.
Track 13 Our Ocean
I give you my voice
Together we make a stand
We're making the right
choice
For our future and for
our children too
Hear the cries of the
ocean
Cries of caution from
our ancestors
We can't be defeated
United we can win.
This is my ocean
This is my future
My choice
This ocean is my home
This is our ocean
This is our future
Our choice
The Pacific is my home
What do we say to our
ancestors
When all the fish are
gone
If we fail to protect
our home
And all our future
children to come
Their hope lies in us
Chorus replies (in
Fijian,
Kiribati
and One Tok)
We must protect it
They must respect it
Our Ocean
In 2004 I was asked by
Greenpeace to write this song in support of a campaign carried out by
the Rainbow Warrior visiting the Islands of Kiribati,
Fiji, Solomons and
other Pacific Nations to raise awareness about overfishing in the
Pacific, hence the use of those languages in the song.
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