Te Vaka

tuki tutuki
te mimita ko na fatele
tuki tutuki
na hiva taua
tuki tutuki
pokihi mo na fatele
tuki tutuki
na pehe ma na hiva

na hiva venei e
lahi te malie
fiafia tatou
te matagi te fafia
pe hui i he tahi
foki na tamaiti
ke mautinoa fiafia
kafai akoako atu

fai mai taga
fakamaualuga mai
mimita na pehe
na hiva

beat it play the beat
so proud of the fatele
beat it play the beat
for this important dance
beat it play the beat
for these songs and dances

dances like these 
are so beautiful
they bring much pride
and joy to us all
we must be proud
when we pass it on to our children
so they are proud to pass it on too

do the dance moves
do them the best you can
so proud when we sing
so proud when we dance

Te hakiliiga o te haoloto
e mafai koe ke nofonofo
tokatahi te auala
taua mo tatou olaga

Fehiliiga o te mafaufau
pe mafai ke mau he tautahi
tatou he vaega 
kaiga o te lalolagi

E toe foki mai
na gali na fai e koe
e toe foki mai
agahala na gaoioi
fakatu aloha
te agaga haoloto tena
tu mai ke hahaka ki ei

Tu mai hihiva mai pepehe malie
matagi te agaga te mimita
te hihiva o te haoloto

Tu mai pepehe mai hihiva malie
matagi te agaga te mimita te 
hihiva o te haoloto

The search for freedom
From where you are
There is one way
Most valued by us all

There’s much Soul searching
Though we try to go to it alone
We all belong
To a bigger family
Of the world

It will return
All the good that you do
It will return
All the bad that you do
Stand with love
That’s where real freedom is 
Stand up and move

Stand up to dance and sing
The warm winds comforting
Dance freely with pride
That’s the feeling
When you are free

tu la ki luga ke fai malama
taimi tenei e fai na hiva
tu la ki luga ke fai malama
lue lue malie te gali o na hiva

aue aue 
tama mimita
aue aue 
teine mimita 
aue aue 
hihiva mimita 
aue aue
kikila mai la fakaakiali atu

e a mai tau faiva e a mai
taku ika e fofou ai au
e a mai tau faiva e a mai

hihiva ki luga hihiva mai ve
hihiva malie ki te pate pate

chant: hiva ki luga hiva ki lalo
hiva malie ki te pate pate

He huiga matagi
kua havilivili
fakaputu katoa
au mea totino tuai

ma tago fetogi kehe uma
liliu ki lalo o foliga
fakanoanoa e iku
e maua e koe
lahi ni mea e mata fiafia ai

Kafai kua maua
he malo silisili
maua uma ia mea lelei
hula ve he mea ofogia

Ni itu kaiga vavega
ea koe na fakaaliga
e filifili e koe tau fano
ta toe kamata
lolomi la taku uo
ke atea

Kua toe kui
i te mea hau ai koe
Havilivili

A wind of Hope
is blowing our way
gather up all
your old belongings

and throw them away
turn that frown
upside down and soon
you will find
much to smile about

when you find it
you will fully recover
discover all that is good
like magic they will appear

it's some kind of miracle
predictions become your own
you choose then you go
press clear my friend
let's start over again

returning to where
you came from.

verse 1

kikila atu ki te lalolagi
na tamā mata e lua
mamao lautele
he penina gigila i loto
puipui i loto

verse 2

i tua atu o te ataata
mafuaaga o moemitiga
toeititi mulimuli
toeititi oi moni
heai he tete’ega,
hovē ka veia,

prechorus

hau e miti
e fai ke lele
veia veia
e liu ma aulo
kafai e ke maua
tataki kinā

chorus

he lalolagi tele foki
e iloa pe ko afea
fano mamao koe
e tele ve ko koe

bridge:

kehe e kehe, lalolagi tena
lalolagi e tele manaia
tena tena o lalolagi
lalolagi e mafai ke maua

verse 1

look at the world
through two small eyes
goes out far and wide
a radiant pearl
a prisoner inside 

verse 2

beyond the shadows
comes your wildest dreams
soon to follow
soon be real
theres no resistance
or so it seems 

prechorus

you can dream
and fly away
turns to gold
when you take hold
of the reins

chorus

its a  bigger world too 
you’ll know  it when 
you go out far
it’s as big as you are

bridge

a different world
a very beautiful world
there there
a world you can have

E keli kote vai (Traditional
E tanu e te tai
E keli ke hua
E takele ai ko atua


E keli ke lahi koloa (O.Foai)
Ki kila te vaka o Tagaloa
E keli ki lakau
Te vaka o te Tui Tokelau

(Verse repeated 3 times)

The digging for water
Keeps getting buried by the sea
The digging for drinking water
For the gods to bath in

The digging for plentiful goods
Look at the canoe of Tagaloa (god of the sea)
The digging with sticks
The canoe of Tui Tokelau (King of Tokelau)

Fakalogologo i te tala
Fakalavelave ai tou huhuga
Fakateki au ma te fanoanoa
Kua galo atu te tamatoa

Kua galo atu ai ma te avanoa
E fakafetai atu ai au
Kavatu ai na alofaaga ienei
mai na tino o te Pasifika

Tagi tagi kite
Fakalavelave

Sei ma le losa
Mo oe mai i le Pasifika
Sei ma le losa
O le matou alofa lena

Maimau kana fetaui ki taua
Lahi na kupu e fia talanoa ki ei
Kavatu te salute
Ma talitonu mai
E manatua lava koe
E tupulaga oku fanau

Sei ma le losa
Mo oe mai i le Pasifika
Sei ma le losa
O le matou alofa lena

I heard on the news tonight
An accident took your life
I felt sadness quickly fall
For we have lost a true warrior

Gone is the chance
To thank you for what you¹ve done
So I¹m sending you love and respect
From the people of the Pacific

Mourning this sad loss

This flower and this rose
For you from the Pacific
This flower and this rose
Our gesture of respect and love

I¹m sorry we never got to meet
So many things I would have said
Instead I salute you and be assured
That my children¹s children
Will remember you

This flower and this rose
For you from the Pacific
This flower and this rose
Our gesture of respect and love

Fakafetai mo to alofa
te gali ona taimi
heoli lahi te fiafia
kiki ki luga ve he matagi
meake ve he lalolagi a tatou

Taku uo pele
hau la ke ta hiva
taku uo pele pele
mavae ai taua

Manatua na aho
kua galo atu
te faikakata ma te fiafia
e he mafai na puli
oku mafaufau
tatagi loto alofa i loto

Taku uo pele
toe tahi la te ta hiva
taku uo pele pele
toe tahi hiva taua

Talohia fetaui taua
I te lumanaki
manuia to faiva
malaga ki ko
hiki ki luga
fai pea na alofa
na ko koe lava
I toku loto

thank you for your love
for the best time
we had one hell of a time
kicking up a storm
like we owned the world

My dearest friend
come lets dance
my dearest friend
before we part

Remember the days
that have passed by
how we laughed with joy
they will always remain
in my mind as
love resounds
in my heart

My dearest friend
just one more dance
my dearest friend
one last dance for us

I hope we meet again
in the future
I wish you well
on your journey
where ever that may be
with high regard
love will always remain
with just you in my heart

alu le manu le manu Samoa
alu ma le atoa aia
alu le manu le manu Samoa
tama tama toa tama toa toa tama

ua e fa’aali
i le lalolagi
le lototele mo lou atunu’u
e mafua ai le malosi
le malosi ma le mimita

e toetiti ae taunu’u
le fasiiga o le liona
e laititi ae maini
fa’amaualuga ai le Pasifika

e ese pasese
i le igoa o Samoa
e ese pasese
le sui maualuga o Samoa

ua va’ai iai
i le lalolagi
lou lototele mo lou atunu’u
e mafua ai le malosi
le malosi ma le mimita
o le mea lilo
o lau tatalo
ua maua ai tele mea lelei
e laititi ae maini
fa’amaualuga ai le Pasifika

go the manu samoa
go with all your strength
go the manu samoa
our men our warriors

you have shown the world
great courage for your country
brings out a certain strength
that comes from being proud

you nearly succeeded
in defeating the lion
though a small nation
you have a mighty sting
upholding the name of the Pacific

they become different people 
in the name of Samoa
they become different people
when representing Samoa

it’s been witnessed
by the whole world
great courage from your country
it brings about a strength
that comes from being proud
your secret is in your prayer
where all good things come
though a small nation
you have a mighty sting
upholding the name of the Pacific

verse 1

kikila atu ki te lalolagi
na tamā mata e lua
mamao lautele
he penina gigila i loto
puipui i loto

verse 2

i tua atu o te ataata
mafuaaga o moemitiga
toeititi mulimuli
toeititi oi moni
heai he tete’ega,
hovē ka veia,

prechorus

hau e miti
e fai ke lele
veia veia
e liu ma aulo
kafai e ke maua
tataki kinā

chorus

he lalolagi tele foki
e iloa pe ko afea
fano mamao koe
e tele ve ko koe

bridge:

kehe e kehe, lalolagi tena
lalolagi e tele manaia
tena tena o lalolagi
lalolagi e mafai ke maua

verse 1

look at the world
through two small eyes
goes out far and wide
a radiant pearl
a prisoner inside 

verse 2

beyond the shadows
comes your wildest dreams
soon to follow
soon be real
theres no resistance
or so it seems 

prechorus

you can dream
and fly away
turns to gold
when you take hold
of the reins

chorus

its a  bigger world too
you’ll know  it when
you go out far
it’s as big as you are

bridge

a different world
a very beautiful world
there there
a world you can have

Papua i sisifo

kua lava
tahi leo tahi o loto
heai holitulafono

tino o te la
tu fakatahi
tagata fafine tamaiti uma
maua loa te haolotoga

prech

te lalolagi kua takamilo
matamata mai

chorus

west papua
with you now
freedom
freedom now
west papua
we’re with you now

te afi kua kakaha
fakalalahi ki luga

West papua

enough is enough
one voice one heart
no more injustice,

people of the sun
stand together as one
every man woman and child
we want freedom now

prech

the world is turning
watching us now

chorus

west papua
with you now
freedom
freedom now
west papua
we’re with you now

this fire is already burning
rising higher and higher

Siva mamalu

verse 1

va’ai iai o le manaia                        
ata ata mimita i le loto
o le siva mamalu a tatou

chorus

alu alu
malosi iai
o le siva mamalu a tatou
alu alu
matagofie
o le siva mamalu a tatou

verse 2

e onopapa’i le va’aia         -
faitala e lima i le poto
ofoofo le siva a tatou

chorus 2

alu alu
malosi iai
o le siva mamalu a tatou
alu alu
matagofie
o le siva mamalu e malie

verse 3

fa’ase’e le vae fai failemu
osooso mimita i le loto
po le vae ae lue ulu

 se’e o le se’e
luga  ma lalo

Majestic dance

verse 1

see how beautiful
smiling proudly inside
this is our majestic dance

 chorus

go go
with all your strength
this is our majestic dance
go go
it’s beautiful
this is our majestic dance

verse 2

graceful to watch
let the hands tell the story
surprising all in our dance

chorus 2

go go
with all your strength
this is our majestic dance
go go
it’s beautiful
sweet is our majestic dance

verse 3

slide your feet ever so gently
so proud swells inside
slap your leg nod your head 

slide it’s the slide
up and down

Sasa le vao

tama o le nu’u – io ioe
fa’amalosi mai – ioe aue      
tele le galuega – io ioe        
tele le malae – lue galue     

Cut the grass

boys of the land  - yes yes
be strong  - yes yes
There’s much work to be done yes yes
a huge field to cut – sway                            
while you work

Amataga

verse1

fai te mea e tatau
mo te lalolagi
ke amanakia nei
kave fakatatau

verse 2

tuku lahiga kave
foki lumanaki
fakahoa lelei aho
fakamoemoega mo a taeao

prech

mafaufauga lumanaki
hologa o te olaga
felau na mea a tatou
i te alofa
ke agai ki koga fou

chorus

ke toe foki manako au ki ei
toe kamata te aloha
ma fealofani
talitonu ietahi loto
amataga vena

The beginning

verse1

play our part in this world
to care for it
take what you need

verse 2

put back more than you take
it’s to our future that we give
how it used to be
in the beginning

prech

with the future in mind
with our lives we go on
sharing what we have
with love and hope
rise to a new horizon

chorus

i want to return
to the beginning
to love and respect
believing in each other
like it was
in the beginning

Mama e

verse 1

mama e
nofo lelei i lou mafaufau
le mea pito taua
mama e aue
pito maualuga
lou alofa mo lou aiga

verse 2

o’u te manatua taimi
faitala ai taua
ataata ma le fiafia
mama e aue
a’oa’o mai auala
e fa’aoga i lo’u olaga

prech:

manatua ou foliga
ataata ma le fiafia

chorus:

tele tele amio fa’atigaina
tele tele alofa i fa’asa’oina

ese ese amio fa’afiuloto
tele tele alofa onosa’i uma

Mama e

verse 1

remains firmly in your mind
a thing most precious
mama e
a thing most valued
your love for your family

verse 2

i remember the times
we talked about things
the laughter and the joy
mama e
taught me many things
i now use in my life

prech

i recall your face
the laughter and the joy

chorus

many painful mistakes i made
much love you gave in correcting me

different ways i caused you stress
so much love and patience you gave me 

Te manaia

te mea e lahi te gali te manaia
te mata te fiafia
te mata te aloha
e galue e
e tafao e
ko te fenua fealofani

Paradise

it’s the most beautiful thing
to see such happy faces
filled with love
love for life
working together
playing together
land filled with love

Tolu fitu o

verse1

pakē a ukamea i te lagi
ulufia te ea toka
ma toe galo
heai ni kupu fakamalie
fakanoanoa ma te fita

verse 2

talohaga ma talotaloga
loimata heai he takiala
kaiga ka liu ka liu fatu
kui atu ki tugamau

prech

helau ia fehili
fokotahi oi oti te po
pe iei he tino koi ola

chorus

heai he logo mai 370
239 te pahehe
galo kae heai he tino ola
tutupu mea uigakehe
fakaaliga a leitio

370

verse 1

cold metal crash the sky
penetrates the silent air
then disappears
no words to satisfy
among  the grief and anguish

verse 2

every wish and hope we pray
tears burn with no direction
home soon turns to stone
and finds a hollow grave 

prech

a hundred questions
but only one tonight
if any still alive

chorus

no signal from mh 370
239 passengers
lost without survivors
strange things begin to show
radio prediction grows 

Oku aho la

verse1

tatau fakamakeke
e iloa lelei
ko au e he sese
i te hakiliga
koi tele auala i luma  
kikila atu ite aho
lalolagi te matafi
na uiga kino

prech

oi taofi te ua
kaumai toku aho la
fakatali na aho uma

chorus:

lalo luga te faiga nei  
mafai na suiga
luga lalo olaga nei
fai ke lelei

verse 2:

nofo i luga o te kilitai
he motu ma fa’ase’e
i luga o toku fale
moemiti au ki aho ki mua
takoto telefua
takele i te la

bridge:

te avanoa tenei kua pa mai
tuku mai ae pukupuku te taimi nei
ke malohi to taumafai
fakaali to alofa
muamua loto vena

verse 3:

te malie
manako ke lelei
kae malili ifo ki lalo
aue e muhu ai au
heai he mea pito te manaia
matala malie toku mafaufau i te la

My sunny days

verse 1

got to be strong know well
i'm not wrong
searched hard still got a long way to go
i look forward to the day
when the world insane fades away

prech

go on stop the rain
bring me my sunny days
in my sunny days
i look forward to every day

chorus

down up the way it goes
we can change that
up down life goes
but we can make it good

verse 2

i want to stay above sea level
on an island with a lean-to
dream about the days to come
lying naked soaking in the sun

bridge

opportunity is here
given to us but a brief moment
stand strong resolute
show your love always
a winning heart when it’s like that

verse 3

it’s funny when i want it good
soon comes crumbling down
still i refuse there’s nothing so fine
let the sun relax my mind

He huiga matagi
kua havilivili
fakaputu katoa
au mea totino tuai

ma tago fetogi kehe uma
liliu ki lalo o foliga
fakanoanoa e iku
e maua e koe
lahi ni mea e mata fiafia ai

Kafai kua maua
he malo silisili
maua uma ia mea lelei
hula ve he mea ofogia

Ni itu kaiga vavega
ea koe na fakaaliga
e filifili e koe tau fano
ta toe kamata
lolomi la taku uo
ke atea

Kua toe kui
i te mea hau ai koe
Havilivili

A wind of Hope
is blowing our way
gather up all
your old belongings

and throw them away
turn that frown
upside down and soon
you will find
much to smile about

when you find it
you will fully recover
discover all that is good
like magic they will appear

it's some kind of miracle
predictions become your own
you choose then you go
press clear my friend
let's start over again

returning to where
you came from.

Fakafetai mo to alofa
te gali ona taimi
heoli lahi te fiafia
kiki ki luga ve he matagi
meake ve he lalolagi a tatou

Taku uo pele
hau la ke ta hiva
taku uo pele pele
mavae ai taua

Manatua na aho
kua galo atu
te faikakata ma te fiafia
e he mafai na puli
oku mafaufau
tatagi loto alofa i loto

Taku uo pele
toe tahi la te ta hiva
taku uo pele pele
toe tahi hiva taua

Talohia fetaui taua
I te lumanaki
manuia to faiva
malaga ki ko
hiki ki luga
fai pea na alofa
na ko koe lava
I toku loto

thank you for your love
for the best time
we had one hell of a time
kicking up a storm
like we owned the world

My dearest friend
come lets dance
my dearest friend
before we part

Remember the days
that have passed by
how we laughed with joy
they will always remain
in my mind as
love resounds
in my heart

My dearest friend
just one more dance
my dearest friend
one last dance for us

I hope we meet again
in the future
I wish you well
on your journey
where ever that may be
with high regard
love will always remain
with just you in my heart

Ko au e i luga
ko au e i lalo
ka ko au lava
te fakatonua
hea te mataloa
e he ko iloa

E fano ma nofo
I toku maliega
ni malo na valakaua
tataki te kupu tamotu
oku manakoga
oi oti te ala

tiketike I fouvale
kikila I te lalolagi
nuku kehe ka hohoko
kafai e fofou ki ei

I'm over
i'm under
But i'm still in control
for how much longer
I really don't know

I come and go
as i please
but my invited guests
their mumbled accents
take my attention
from my one direction

riding the revolution
looking at the world
different lands are uniting
if they keep to their wishes

Ke manatua
Faiga iena
te luelue
te malohi
ina hiva

Ke manatua
Faiga iena
te fiafia te malie
ina hiva

Hau la ke ta o
kuku mai to lima
Hau la ke ta o
hau ta hihiva
Hau la ke ta o
kuku mai to lima
Hau la ke ta o
ko koe taku pele e fofou ai au

Tamilomilo fakatamilomilo
e kua ninimo toku ulu
Tamilomilo fakatamilomilo
toe fai toe fai ke manino

Katakata mai
hihiva mai
fakalogo ki te pate aue
ma te luelue

Do you remember
when we did all that
the sway
the energy
expressed in the dance

Do you remember
when we did all that
the joy and sweetness
expressed in the dance

come on let's go
give me your hand
come on let's go
come let's dance
come on let's go
give me your hand
come on let's go
you are the only one that I wish for

Round and round spinning round
hey my head's getting dizzy
Round and round spinning round
do it again it'll soon clear

Smile my way
keep on dancing
listen to the pate
and keep on swaying

Puke ke mau
au moemitiga
na he tukua
he tukua lele ke to
e opoi ai manakoga
na mea e fakamoemoe ki ei
alatahi ki te malo

He tukua fai ke mau
moemitiga
pe hea fai ke mau
puipuiga

Taofi mau ki au
moemitiga
tuha pe hea te ikuga
taofi au puipuiga
tena te tau
malo pe heai e vena
ona ola ki tatou

Alatahi tenei te olaga
alatahi te gali o tenei

Heai he havali manumalo
i te tahi itu
na ko te loto tiga
ma fenua oge
te vevela malohi o te la
tiaki ai mea uma
mea uma e alofa ai koe ki ei

Seize and Hold on tight
to your dreams
never let them go
they connect to all
that we wish
all that we hope for
the one road we can win

Hold tight
to your dreams
no matter what
hold on
defend it

Hold on tight
to your dreams
no matter the consequences
hold your defences
this is the prize
win or lose
this is how we survive

one road for life
one road for good

There's no victory march
down the other end
just despair and
barren land
where the sun burns hard
and you surrender
all that you love

Ma i he manavaga
ina kua uma
taunuku i te tumutumu
luga o te mauga
oi toe kamata
aue aue

Ko au e tu i fea
e he kitea
te mauga na fakatauemu koe
e he paea

Galo nei koe i kina
I to hikomaga
te lagi te tai moana
kua he hafia

Te fakatamilohaga
heai ma he ikuga
kake koe luga o te mauga
kitea i te tahi

Kitea atu koe i galuega
mautinoa malohi
kae i loto tau moe
ko lagona
he muhumuhuga
ko au e tu i fea?

And with a sigh
when it's over
you arrive at the top
of the mountain
then you start over again
oh! oh!

Where do i belong?
It's just out of sight
the mountain will taunt you
it's just out of reach

Are you lost where you are?
When all around
is sky and sea blue
are you confused

This merry-go-round
has no end
you climb to the top
of the mountain
only to see another

I see you in your daily work
so confident and so strong
but in your sleep
I hear you whisper
where do i belong?

And with a sigh
when it's over
E heai he haolotoga
aua te pepelo
Vagana holoi mata
e mataga te lalolagi

He malolo ke leva
e lahi mea fia fai
na leo e fakalogia
te fakamatakutaku

E iei toto i te fola
ulu valea ma fatu tafetoto
e fetoho mo he lelei
ifo ki te mahini
tena te matai

It's a lovely world
when there's freedom
from these lies
it's a lovely world
when we wipe the sleep
from our eyes

Te lalolagi te manaia
kafai e he iei e he iei
te lalolagi te mataga
kafai e iei ei e iei ei
we still got time

There's no freedom
because of lies
til' we wipe the sleep
from our eyes
there's no decency in the world

Can't rest for long
there's so much to do
for the noise we hear
is relentless fear

There's blood on the floor
Foolish heads and bleeding hearts
will always want more
worshipping the machine
now their master

It's a lovely world when
there isn'tany lies and indecency.
It’s a terrible world
when there are is.

kafai e lea mai koe
ko he mea lelei

heai he mea lelei e maua ai
taumafai taumafai
taofi nei

te lalolagi
na leo laititi
fenua uma o tamaiti
hea te uiga
na faiga vena
ko au e he malamalama

e la la la la la la lagona
e na tamaiti uma

e i fea lafitaga
faitatagi o tamaiti
na ko te ogohia
maligi toto
o tala piko
katoa I loto o fenua

Taua aua taumafai ke maua
te filemu
Fakamolemole
taofi tenei

What about us
are you thinking of the children
when you go out to war
it sounds silly
when you say it's right

No good comes from it
try try
and stop it now

Around the world
the sound of small voices
children throughout the land
saying what is it all about?
We don't understand

All children have feelings too

Where is our protection
the children cry out
how come?
we feel pain
see blood spilt
hear the lies
all across the land

Please make it go away
please stop this game
stop it now

Ke manuia
tou aso fanau
te fiafia
hihiva ai tatou
Ke manuia
tou aso fanau
koli ki lalo toe
fiti ki luga

Te gali o te aso tenei
fakaali te alofa
ma amio lelei
tu fakamanaia
luelue malie
fakagali ona hiva

Fakaali te matagi i toku loto
tuku koe kae fano ki ei
fakaali fiafia ai tatou
hiva mai fakaha te mataku

Te paia o te aliki
kavatu kia koe
he ola lelei
alofa mo tou kaiga
e alofa atu foki
kikila mai la

Best wishes
on your birthday
with joy
we are dancing
Best wishes
on your birthday
Dance moving down
then jump back up

It's a beautiful day today
to show our love
in a genuine way
stand up you're looking good
shaking ever so sweetly
so beautiful in the dance

showing love in my heart
just let yourself go
showing joy in our love
Let's dance there's no hesitation

Blessings from god
has given to you
a wonderful life
your love for your family
we love you too
just watch us now

Kofugia e mauga
he kofu o lakau
tahi mea mai tenei kofu
tele tele i lo au
e he mafai ke matala
oku mata
va lahi ke ko kitea uma

Tele o mea o te olaga
tele atu i lo tatou uma
hea nei la na faitioga
e foliga valea a ki tatou
ahh a ki tatou

I fafo ki nei ko au
e haoloto
e heai tuakoi
te avanoa
I te va o mauga ma lakau
kua galo kua fano kua galo
oku mahalohaloga

Na tama mafaufau
kua lauefa
I he tama taimi
kua ko iloa
lahi mea o te olaga

The mountains are wearing
a coat made of trees
just one from this fur
is much bigger than me
I can't open my eyes
wide enough to take it all in

Theres so much more in life
so much more than us
don't our complaints
now seem silly

Out here I am free
the space has no end
between mountain and trees
I've lost all pretence

Small minds broaden
for a while I realise
there's so much more
in life

Lalolagi Tamilohaga
kae nofonofo ake te La
tuku mai ki tatou te ola
fakapelepele

Nofo ake o te ata
kalaga mai e kamata te aho
paku ake o te La
kalaga mai o te aho kua uma

Tele tele tamilohaga
kae nofonofo ake te La
tuku mai ki tatou te ola
fakapelepele

Tamilomilo kite la
maua ai te taimi te ola
hapo kae he fakamaumau
manako mai
e kikila ki mua i tetahi

With each turn
the sun remains
Giving out
keeping us alive
Something Precious

A new dawn
A call to seize the day
Not wasted
Sundown ends the day
A call to rest
Look forward to the next

ke malamalama i te gagana
o te moana

Maua Poto kae kehe itu kaiga
Kikila kite Lalolagi
Ke iloa auala
Manatua na pehe
Hau mai Anamua
Fakaholo Tamana ki Tama
Ki koe ako tatou uma

E te leo mai anamua
mai tupuga mo tatou
e kua maua te malamalama
leo o tupuga

Momoli na aloha kia koe
te afi na kamata e koe
e he mafai toe galo
holo mai agaga
te mamalu o tupuga
toe manatua ai
tatou uma

E paku ko te la kua tofu ki lalo
fakatu na mata
ona fetu
fakatu

Galuega na fai nei
taua mo tatou nei
ke puipuiga

Te tagata tena
e malamalama
te tagata tena
te aloha tenei
te tagata tena
e iei te gagana
te tagata tena
tuku mai tenei

Ko tala mai anamua
ko salalau ite fenua
saele ki motu se tagata
tona igoa ko Tauasa

Motulalo te koga avaava
Na matea ai ne ia a tino agaga
Tukutuku atu tona kete
Tafatafa e maua ai te fou

Ni isi fili fou
Ni isi sakasaka
Tino agaga

Sa puli sa galo tou iloga
Ko Salalau i fenua
Toku fenua pele o Nukufetau
Fakamatamata mimita ai au

Tele ai aia kite Maneapa
me ko talatala ne fafine
toe fifili ne latou
tena ko iloa
poto te faiga o te fou

A story from long ago
Known throughout the land
Happened as he was walking
Around the Islet
His name was Tauasa

It was at a passage in Motulalo
That he saw these Spirits
Walking by with his basket
He was able to get a fou

Some were making fou
Some were dancing
These Spirits

Always remember this story
Known throughout the land
My beautiful island of Nukufetau
So proud it makes me so proud

He then ran to the meeting house
Asked the women to unravel the fou
Then they put it back together
That’s how they learnt
The making of the fou

E pa mai te aso
te mavaega
talohia manuia te malaga
e kua maopoopo
te mavaega
talohia manuia te malaga

Pukupuku na taimi tenei
tena tena
fiafia ma te katakata ki ei
pukupuku olaga tenei
tena tena
fiafia ma te katakata ki ei

E – aoaoa te loto
Te mavaega
Talohia Manuia te Malaga

Pukupuku na taimi tenei
tena tena
ko te aloha ma te agalelei
pukupuku olaga tenei
tena tena
fakamaoni ma amio lelei

E mamaha te loto
kae fofou ai au
ke toe fetaui taua
ki mua

Aganuku
Te aloha
Aga amiolelei
Te mamalu
Te kupu
Ahh tena

The day has come
To say farewell
To wish you well
On your journey
We have gathered
To say farewell
To wish you well
On your journey

Such a short time we have
That that
Just be happy and smile
This lifetime so short
That that
Just be happy and smile

Though my heart is clouded
I’m saying farewell
Wishing you well
On your journey

Such a short time we have
That that
Show love and kindness
Honesty and decency

Though my heart is heavy
My only wish is
That we meet again
Somewhere up ahead

Your Culture
Your Love
Your Spirit
Your Good Intentions
Honour and Dignity
In your word
That is all
That really matters

Te gali o te tai

Fakateletele iluga o te moana

Te gigila o te moana
heheke atu au i toku vaka
te Matagi e malu

Te Manino o te Moana
Te Malino o te Moana

Tatou fenua ko tenei
te atea a tatou kaiga
tatou nuku ko tenei
aganuku a tatou kaiga

The rough rumble of the sea
This beautiful sea
Excites me

I’m sailing across the ocean
On the shining ocean
My canoe is flying across it
Carried by these high winds

Such a clear ocean
Such a smooth ocean

This is our realm
This kingdom belongs to us
The traditions the culture
Belongs to us

Gulugulu o te tai
Ea koe te taleni
Ma te potopotoga
Taofi te valea
Pula ou mata
Ke kitea

Ea koe te malohi
Ma te Potopotoga
Fakalahi te aloha
Te fealofani
Ke matea

Na ko koe lava e mafai
E mahai lava e koe

Ea koe te olaga
i tenei lalolagi
fakalahi te malamalama
tu hako ki ei
ke pulea

It’s your talent
And your abilities
Stop playing dumb
Open your eyes
And you will see

Its your strength
And your abilities
Increase your respect
Show it in kindness
So we can see

It’s only you that can do it
It can only be done by you

It’s your life
In this world
Increase your knowingness
Stand up to it
Be in control

Katakata mai
Olo taua ki ei
Manaia o te hiva
Luelue ma te malie

Matamata mai
Tu la taua ki ei
Fai gali o te hiva
Luelue ma te malie

Mimita te hiva
Luelue fakamalie

Lua pati
Tolu pati
Pati pati
Ma luelue

I want to see you go through
Move into it
Pull away pull away
Temptations always looking for more

Some invitation to lose yourself
Armed with a needle and gun
You can bet on it
Pull away Pull away
You know you got to break the spell

It’s always one more for love
To believe and come along
What was I thinking of

You told me once upon a time
That our love is strong
We will always go on and never die
Be my friend ‘til the end
Well you lied

Liliu mai ve (turn this way)
So high above the world
Only you can see
Liliu mai ve
Don’t have what you want
But I have what you need
Liliu mai ve
So high above the world no more and no less
Liliu mai ve
You’re going nowhere slowly bleeding to death

Sympathy you can forget
Whatever you need to get
Help you through the Haze
On your return no regrets
No words can explain
When you find yourself again
Don’t give in to it

Fano koe ki ei
pehe pehega
Fiafia ai tatou uma

Malo te galue
Te gali ona faiga venei
Fiafia ai tatou uma
I te olaga tenei

Ko tau taimi lava
tu mai la pehe mai la
ke ta hiva ki ei
aue te Malie

Fakaali mai loto tena

Matamata au i te fiafia o tatou
katakata loto i fafia o tatou
kua maua te lelei
ko tau taimi tena

Te leo te manaia te faiga
tokehe te taofi tena
fakaali mai loto tena

Fakahakahaka mai koe
fakaluelue agaga
katakata mai koe
fiafia olaga
aue ke tena
ko tau taimi tena

You go for it
Sing and play it
This makes us happy

Great work
Beautiful
When it’s like this
We are feeling good
This is life

It’s your own timing
Stand up and sing it
Make us all dance
Oh it’s so sweet

Show what’s in your heart

See how great we feel
Our hearts are smiling
We have found it
It’s your own timing

The sounds that’s how it’s done
Remove all the stops
Show us what’s in your heart

Come on let’s dance
Let your soul sway
I see your smile
Oh that’s it
It’s your own timing

Te hakiliiga o te haoloto
e mafai koe ke nofonofo
tokatahi te auala
taua mo tatou olaga

Fehiliiga o te mafaufau
pe mafai ke mau he tautahi
tatou he vaega
kaiga o te lalolagi

E toe foki mai
na gali na fai e koe
e toe foki mai
agahala na gaoioi
fakatu aloha
te agaga haoloto tena
tu mai ke hahaka ki ei

Tu mai hihiva mai pepehe malie
matagi te agaga te mimita
te hihiva o te haoloto

Tu mai pepehe mai hihiva malie
matagi te agaga te mimita te
hihiva o te haoloto

The search for freedom
From where you are
There is one way
Most valued by us all

There’s much Soul searching
Though we try to go to it alone
We all belong
To a bigger family
Of the world

It will return
All the good that you do
It will return
All the bad that you do
Stand with love
That’s where real freedom is
Stand up and move

Stand up to dance and sing
The warm winds comforting
Dance freely with pride
That’s the feeling
When you are free

Te fanoanoa
tau te Malaga
kau toku loto
toku loimata
oku manakoga
toe fetaui taua
tali au kae fakatofa
Kia Koe

O le fanoanoa
tau le Malaga
a’au lo’u loto
i o’u loimata
o’u mana’oga
toe fetaui taua
tali au ae fa’atofa
ia Oe

Much sadness
the end of a journey
my heart is drowning
in my own tears
my only wish
that we meet again
so I will stay
and bid farewell
To You

Te manaia leo mai anamua
Maua ai te poto ma te fiafia
Tenei tenei te leo o kaiga

Fakalogo ina uiga o leo tena
Fakaalo te aloha o te vaega
Tenei tenei te kau kaiga

Tupuga tenei
Te puipuiga
Tupuga tenei
Te hakiliga
Tupuga tena
E tatau fakafiafia

Hihiva tenei
Hahaka tena
Matagi te mimita
ma te fiafia
kata mai pehe mai
fakatahi
te loto fiafia
mana malohi

Te gali o galuega
Tuku mai te vaega
te puipuiga
o te kaiga

The great voices
Coming from long ago
Giving us knowledge
Making us happy
These voices of the family

Listen to understand
With respect and love
They are family

These are the ancestors
Protecting us
These are the ancestors
Always searching
When satisfied
They will come to rest

This dance
Those moves
Such a proud feeling
When we laugh
And sing together
With a happy heart
For these supernatural forces

All the wonderful work
done by this group
for the protection
of the family

Tokalua ulavale i toku itu
Fakaita ai au i te po
Fakamau muamua i toku moega
Te pogiha
Vakaaitu
Holoholo te vaka
Te agaga
Tu mai
Tigaina
O heala? heala?
Kaiga e ve he kaiga
Vakaaitu
Te mamaha
Te puapuaga
Tau Malaga
Te maputaga
Te mana o te vaega
E totoka te mamaha
O tupuga na tagata nei
Fefenu kau malaga
Kikifu kau malaga
Kokono kau malaga
Kekena kau malaga
Te mana o te vaega
O tupuga na tagata nei

Galuega ua uma
Olo la
Malolo ma te filemu
Galuega ua mau

Two mischievous spirits beside me
Angers me in the night
Held fast to my bed
In the dark
Behind them spiritual canoes
Canoes on the move
Spirits standing before me
What is it? what is it?
Something familiar about them
Spiritual canoes
Overfilled and heavy
Spiritual canoes
Suffering faces
From the long journey
Longing for peace
The power of this group
Something heavy on their minds
The power of this group
These are the ancestors
Their wrinkled faces
Frustrated and detached
Reluctant to continue
Needing a task done
With a will to end it here
The power of this group
These are the ancestors

The work is done
Go now
Rest in peace
The work is finished.

Kikila i mata foliga ou kitea
Te fanoanoa i faiga lalolagi
Ko halahala auala i he mea
Amanaki ke malaga kehe

Oho fiti ki luga
Hili atu tena
Tuku koe fano ki ei

Hili atu tena
Hili atu i lo tenei
Lelei atu tena
Lelei atu i lo tenei


Tagata kino tino e hafia
Tohotoho koe ki lalo lava
Tamate ai koe holomalie
Tamate ai foki to agaga


E he tatau havali
Koe i tenei heoli
Lahi na mea lelei
Kafai e ke kitea
Maua ai mea uma
Te ke iloa fiafia

Look in the eyes
See it in their faces
Seeking searching for answers
Ways of the world
Dreaming of a different way

Jump up and down
It’s best that way
Just let yourself go

It’s best that way
It's much greater than this
It's better than that
It's much better than this

Bad man dumbing you down
Pulling you down
Killing you slowly
Killing your soul

You don't need to walk
Through all this hell
There's much good
If you look
It's all there for you
To discover just how good

Ola mimita i le Pasefika
Faamaoniga i lona malosi
Ola mimita ae filemu lava ia
Faimai Tinielu e iai lona mana
Tu maualuga i le lalolagi
Suamalie ae maise mo le aiga

Malosiaga sua malosiaga
Malosiaga e tausi ai aiga
Malosiaga sua malosiaga
Malosiaga a fa'atasi ai aiga


Fa'amasani i lona sua
O se la'au e fai vavega
Fa'amaloloina ma tausi ai soifua
Le la'au o le ola
E iai le aiga i Tahiti
A'o lenei sua o tatou nei
Manatua le igoa ole sua Samoa

Salalau i le lalolagi
Le nonu mai Samoa
E Lauiloa i le lalolagi
Le nonu mai Samoa
Le nonu o Samoa

Ole monogi suau'u lava
Ioe ole suau'u lava
Ioe ioe ole nonu
Ole Nonu lava Nonu lava
Ioe Ioe ole Nonu Paoa

Grows freely throughout the Pacific
Testimony of it's strength
Grows freely and quietly it grows
According to Tinielu it has powers
It's the best in the world
Very sweet especially for the family

Power juice with Power
Power taking care of the family
Power juice with power
Keeping families together

Get familiar with the juice
Truly a miracle tree
Settles and looks after your health
This tree of life

There is a family in Tahiti
But this is our juice
Remember the name
It's the juice of Samoa

Spreading throughout the world
The Nonu from Samoa
Well known throughout the world
The Nonu from Samoa
The Nonu of Samoa

It’s sweet like striking oil
Yeah like striking oil
Yeah yeah it’s Nonu
It’s Nonu It’s Nonu
Yeah yeah it’s Nonu Power

E lahi lele mea
Lea mai mo tatou e
Kafai tauhi ietahi lelei
Fai he mea mautinoa ola
Mautinoa to latou ola

Ki te Fakaolatia
Malosi manu e manu e

Fehoahoani malosi
E he nako ki tatou lava
E kiteagia hove ka galo
E lahi mea lea mai mo tatou
Tuha lava he maua tupe ki tatou

Kafai ia tagata ola
Kua tauau e fakaumatia
Kua tatau foki ona iei
He tino e hau fakaola tatou uma
Tagata e hau fakaola tatou uma

Ki te Fakaolatia
Malosi manu e manu e

It says a lot about us
when we care enough
about other species to do something
to ensure their survival
even when they don't contribute
monetarily to our pockets

To the rescue
Power to life

It says a lot about ourselves
when we care enough that
there is enough space in the world
for them too
preventing their extinction
taking responsibility for them
for changing their environment
If mankind was on his way out
it would also be worthwhile
for someone to come to our rescue

To the rescue
Power to life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ko au la e taofiofi toku poto
kae Katakata au ki fafo
te Agamalu taofiofi toku loto
manakomia fakamalosiga

kua malamalama tatou ki ei
fakalauefaga o tou malo
tupe lasi o vaka lasi
kua afaina ai oku manatu

te vasa pasifika
nae se nofaoga e o tautai
ka ko nei kua sisi kosolo
e te samulai

ofu mai te gali
fakataga koe i toku fale
se tino faimea-alofa mai fafo
ke pulea se tasi fakai

tau fuafuaga e fakatau toku alofa
ke mafia ai koe o saoloto
se vale lasi se mala lasi
ko faiaina ai oku manatu

gotta hold back what I know
keep my smile on the outside
my dignity is held up inside
in need of some reinforcement

I’ve come to understand
your expanding empire plan
your big cash
your big ships
you know it affects my thinking

the pacific ocean was once
the home of the tautai
now it is being fished
by the Samurai

you come dressed to impress
invite yourself into my home
another gift bearing foreigner
controlling another’s domain

you plan to buy my love
so I give you freedom
to do as you please
a big fool
a big disappointment
you having defeated my thinking

watch out the Samurai

much pain
much blood
so much love
e mataku lele e lahi lele
fakanoanoa fakanoanoa

haloa ki na loto
tagi tagi ake
toto ona fenua
halalau ake
haloa kina loto
tokalahi laue
o toto ona fenua
tafe tafe ake

e he malamalama fakamalamalama
fakaakoakoga fakaakoakoga
ke fakafeagai ai
e he malamalama fakamalamalama
fakaakoakoga fakaakoakoga
mafai taofi ai

no shame don’t hide
so much pride

he tauale o te olaga
he ko mumuni
tatau faiaina
tauale fou o te olaga
tatau kave kehe
mo na tamaiti nei

much pain
much blood
so much love
its terrifying to see
so much sadness

all those poor souls
crying out like that
as the blood
that taints this land
spreads freely

all those poor souls
quietly screaming
as the blood
that taints this land
runs freely

we don’t understand
and we must understand
the need to educate
just to confront it

we don’t understand
and we must understand
the need to educate
we can defeat it

no shame don’t hide
so much pride

a disease of our time
must not be ignored
it must be defeated
a disease of our time
we must remove it
for our children’s sake

tuki tutuki
te mimita ko na fatele
tuki tutuki
na hiva taua
tuki tutuki
pokihi mo na fatele
tuki tutuki
na pehe ma na hiva

na hiva venei e
lahi te malie
fiafia tatou
te matagi te fafia
pe hui i he tahi
foki na tamaiti
ke mautinoa fiafia
kafai akoako atu

fai mai taga
fakamaualuga mai
mimita na pehe
na hiva

beat it play the beat
so proud of the fatele
beat it play the beat
for this important dance
beat it play the beat
for these songs and dances

dances like these
are so beautiful
they bring much pride
and joy to us all
we must be proud
when we pass it on to our children
so they are proud to pass it on too

do the dance moves
do them the best you can
so proud when we sing
so proud when we dance

te mea pito taua
mo te kaiga
ko te hauniga o tamaiti
i mea o te olaga
fakapelepele ma te haoloto

fakamalohi te kaiga
puipuiga o te kaiga
tapenapena mo te olaga
hololelei mea kaiga

fakapelepele ki tamaiti
fakalalahi te aloha
fakamatala ki tamaiti
akoako ke poto ai

te mea pito taua
i te fanauga
mea moni talamoni fakahino lelei
na matua
fakapepepepe fia lele te manu

fakamalohi te kaiga - tauhiga
puipuiga o te kaiga - fanauga
tapenapena mo te olaga - tauhiga
hololelei mea kaiga - te aloha

lumanaki o tamaiti
fakahino ma tauhi ai
pukupuku na taimi
na taimi na tuku mai

the most valuable thing
to a family
is preparing the children
ready to face the world
it takes a lot of care
to be free and confident

keep the family strong
protect family values
in preparing for their future
keep it in good order

treasure the young
they need lots of love
explain to the young
teach so they understand

the most valuable thing
to the children
is the truth, telling the truth
and showing by example
by the parents
they‘re just hovering
before they fly

the future of our young
show you care for them
it’s a very short time
we have with them
this time we are given

ou manako ke kitea uma
ke fetaui katoa uma
tatou nei
e muamua te alofa ki luga
maua ai te maopoopoga
ko tatou nei

tu mai la ke aloalo fakatahi e
heai he lotoa
fakaha ko he ma
tu mai siva mai ke malie
ke malie

luelue ake mama
lue lue mai ve papa
e papa e mama
tumau ki te fafia

ko hiva mo uluhina
ko hina hiva vena
katakata ma te fiafia
ko hiva mo uluhina
ko hina hiva vena
malie ma te makeke

e fakatalanoaga tatou uma
ki tua ma taimi ki mua
ke lelei tatou ki ei

mothers voice your thoughts
fathers raise up your voices
respectfully we listen
to our uluhina

I have a wish
for us all
to gather together
to be united

we will first acknowledge
love from above
to the one that brought
us together today

then celebrate
stand and row together
in the dance
we break down
the barriers between us
no need for shyness
as we dance ever so sweetly

sway this way mama
sway that way papa
e papa e mama
looking steady
looking proud

a dance of the uluhina
uluhinas dance like that
the laughter the joy
this dance of the uluhina
see uluhinas dance
so sweetly so steady

we will tell our many stories
stories of the past
and of the future
it’s our way to share
to satisfy us all

tatou olo ki ei
tau olo ki ei
tatau na kamata fakavave mai
tatou olo ki ei
tau olo ki ei
tatau fakavave ke taunuku ai

ofi ki loto loto kautaga
kitea ki ei loloto ma te malulu
ite ikuga ko koe lava ma koe
ke fakamanatu mau mautu makeke

e e maua e
hakili ni paoa te aivoli taoa

ko kitea ala tahi
fofou tatou fakataunuku
e valu motu fogafale
e fofou tatou ke haoloto

holoholo i te olaga kehe
potopoto i te olaga kehe

te aivoli taoa
te faigata te pogiha
aivoli taoa
te fiafia fakapagota

he fofou ke fakatali
i te laina ke kaukaunagia
mataku lele i te faiva
ke maua mea
e tatau ke ko maua

we must go there
we need to go there
have to start
have to hurry
we must get there
we need to get there
have to hurry to make it

broke into your hollow frame
saw how deep cold and unkind
I am reminded
of the real hard fact
in the end
you only have you

getting more power
is the aivoli taoa

I see only one way out
for all of our wishes to succeed
eight levels I found to hold
all our wishes to break free

we’re moving towards a different world
we’re gaining knowledge of a different world 

the aivoli taoa
so hard so dark
the aivoli taoa
happy to keep you a prisoner

I don’t wish to wait in line
next to be served
I’m dead scared of getting
what I might deserve

Aue Ioa He

Aue Aue

Aue Oku Tupuga e

Aue Aue

Aue Oku Tuguga e Taukikila Ioa

Fakahino tatou

Ke hiki ake hiki hiki ake

Tu hako kakai

Tagaloa Tagaloa

Fakatahi ke amo

Te Mauga o Maui e

Tu katoa tu katoa

E Ioa e Ioa

Fakatu katoa

He

My Ancestors

Oh! Ioa (name of god)

Aue Aue (to summon the presence of)

I call on all my ancestors

Aue Aue (to summon the presence of)

I call on all my ancestors

Ever watchful Ioa

We need your guidance

To uplift us as we rise

To stand upright on this land

With Tagaloa (god)

Together we can carry

This mountain of Maui

Stand atogether stand united

Ioa Ioa

We stand united

alu le manu le manu Samoa
alu ma le atoa aia
alu le manu le manu Samoa
tama tama toa tama toa toa tama

ua e fa’aali
i le lalolagi
le lototele mo lou atunu’u
e mafua ai le malosi
le malosi ma le mimita

e toetiti ae taunu’u
le fasiiga o le liona
e laititi ae maini
fa’amaualuga ai le Pasifika

e ese pasese
i le igoa o Samoa
e ese pasese
le sui maualuga o Samoa

ua va’ai iai
i le lalolagi
lou lototele mo lou atunu’u
e mafua ai le malosi
le malosi ma le mimita
o le mea lilo
o lau tatalo
ua maua ai tele mea lelei
e laititi ae maini
fa’amaualuga ai le Pasifika

go the manu samoa
go with all your strength
go the manu samoa
our men our warriors

you have shown the world
great courage for your country
brings out a certain strength
that comes from being proud

you nearly succeeded
in defeating the lion
though a small nation
you have a mighty sting
upholding the name of the Pacific

they become different people
in the name of Samoa
they become different people
when representing Samoa

it’s been witnessed
by the whole world
great courage from your country
it brings about a strength
that comes from being proud
your secret is in your prayer
where all good things come
though a small nation
you have a mighty sting
upholding the name of the Pacific

kitea koe i toku mafaufau
ofo au ite gali ou foliga
tau vaka kua taunuku
manaia o te sui o tau malaga tena
malaga vena

loto tele loto malohi
mata ola matapoto ki mea
ote lalolagi
e kikila ake i te alofa
teuteu te toko
faka tumau ai tatou

hau te matagi fakafiafia ai toku loto
o te alofa tena
paku e mataka
kamata fou ke faka poto
te agaga kimataga
ko Iuliana

fakamalamalama Iuliana
fakamakeke Iuliana
o te fiafiaga Iuliana
aue aue Iuliana

fai ai toku folafolaga
toe kave te alofa kia koe
e te lahi lele o te alofa
magamaga te lagi
te kata ki taua olaga

saw you in my mind
amazed at how beautiful
you looked
your ship has certainly landed
good fortune has come
brought by a change in your journey
the journey you took

your confidence and determination
sharp mind and quick witted
tested by our adventures
of the world
but look at all this love
I’m taking care of the one
that holds us all together

a warm wind comes
to warm my heart
and I know it to be love
shedding your skin
to begin a new
understanding
for the soul, a new beginning
for Iuliana

new understanding for Iuliana
new found strength for Iuliana
bringing much joy for Iuliana

I made a promise
to return the love
you gave to me
and there is so much love
causing the sky to open up
smiling
impressed with your new existence

te lomatua te ahiahiga
fakalili ma fakaita
mitimiti au i tou fakaaliga
manakoga te taumafaiga

e tumutumu na vaka
na vaka o tupuga
te fiafia te kata

tofa tofa e taku pele
kua maua te filemu
tofa tofa e taku pele
mavae ki taua

manatua tou fakatonuga
takitaki lelei ke manumalo
te taumafaiga
lomatua ma te kaiga
kua malamalama nei au
i tou manakoga

e fakamoemoe
e maua nei e koe
lotomalu ma te filemu
fakatofa e lahi te alofa
maea anamua kae agai ki mua

an old woman visiting
teases me to anger
held steady locked in a dream
to pass on a task

with over-filled canoes
canoes carrying ancestors
looking weary looking satisfied
a long journey’s end giving
relief and freedom to return

farewell my loved ones with
your new-found peace
farewell my loved ones
this is where we part ways

I recall the conditions
to lead well and succeed
an old woman with family
all you ask
is to be understood

I hope you have found
all that you wished for
all that is calm and peaceful
farewell to you with love
the past ends here for you
where my future begins

Au na fofou fia kikila kia koe
Taku atu ai kina tino uma
Ko au na fafia mimita lahi
Ona fai e au na pehe mo koe

Teki au fakalogo kua sui tou olaga
Tiga e lahi na mea faigata
Kae taumafai lava ke taunuku
Taunuku te malaga fetaui ai taua

Tele tele kehe kehe
Tele kehe
Te lagona halamo
Na lagona halamo

Kua kehe mea

Te fanoanoa i te pa atuga ki na
Ho ve kua fai toku tuai atu
Kua teka atu na aso lelei
Na iei aganuku na
Aganuku lava moni

Kehe mai te olaga
Te olaga ona mea fou
Taofi ai na galuega lelei
Liliu kina uiga faigofie

Tatau na hakili he auala
Fakamimita uma ki tatou
Fakamakeke talia tali lelei
Teki kua tuai atu

O te nuku atunuku
na fia taunuku ai te malaga
Te malaga kua leva na fia tau

I dreamt of meeting you
And proceeded to tell everyone about you
I was so proud
I even wrote songs about you

I hesitated when I heard you’d changed
But still braved the elements to see you
The journey itself an adventure
An introduction leading me to you

Many many differences differences
Many differences
Overcome with sadness
I was overcome with sadness

Things have changed

I was saddened to have finally met you
As I came a little too late
Your prime was long ago
When there was real pride in you

This is a different place now
Spoilt by things that are new
People no longer tending the land
But opting to take the easy way out

We need to find a way
To make us all proud again
We need to be strong
In actioning the right answer
Before it’s far too late

This land, this land I’ve always wanted
to go to. A journey, for a long time
I needed to make.

Oku kohu e he masani ai
Kehe hoki ma na sevae
Kave ai i hetahi fenua
Tagi tagi ai au mo toku kaiga

Taku mai pe i fea toku matua
Ve na puli e fakailoaina
Taku mai pe i fea toku tamana
Na galo atu i te taeao nei

E mamafa, e manako , e fakamatala
Te uiga o te folau

Tuku mai he tali e fakamalie ai au
Manatua lelei te vaitafe
Aku feleni e sakili mai au
Fakataumafai ae he mafai
E au o tali ki ei

E manatu fia manatu
Toku kaiga
E fia manatu toku kaiga

Nofonofo filemu lava venei
Ite pogiha, toku mafaufau e tiga
te fanoanoa - te pogiha - te fanoanoa

Te mamao ko tau malaga na fai
Ae heai lele he tino e malamalama ai
Kae haloa koe koe ke onosai mai
Aua e iai na mea taua fakatali mai mo koe
Tau tala moni lava te na
E koe ke fakamakeke ma fakamalohi
Kae amutia koe te manaia ko tou lumanaki
Ka pa koe ki iei

These clothes feel so strange on me
Stranger still are these shoes
Taken to another world
I’m now crying for my home

Tell me where my mother is
She forgot to explain things to me
Tell me where my father is
I thought I heard him leave this morning

Heavy thoughts
what I need is an explanation
The purpose of this journey

Searching for answers in this small room
I can only think of my river
My friends are searching for me
But no matter how hard I try
There’s no way for me to answer them

I’m homesick , I’m longing
For my family
I’m longing for my home

Here I sit all by myself
In this darkness
My head is filled with hurt
With sadness - this darkness

Fakalogologo i te tala
Fakalavelave ai tou huhuga
Fakateki au ma te fanoanoa
Kua galo atu te tamatoa

Kua galo atu ai ma te avanoa
E fakafetai atu ai au
Kavatu ai na alofaaga ienei
mai na tino o te Pasifika

Tagi tagi kite
Fakalavelave

Sei ma le losa
Mo oe mai i le Pasifika
Sei ma le losa
O le matou alofa lena

Maimau kana fetaui ki taua
Lahi na kupu e fia talanoa ki ei
Kavatu te salute
Ma talitonu mai
E manatua lava koe
E tupulaga oku fanau

Sei ma le losa
Mo oe mai i le Pasifika
Sei ma le losa
O le matou alofa lena

I heard on the news tonight
An accident took your life
I felt sadness quickly fall
For we have lost a true warrior

Gone is the chance
To thank you for what you¹ve done
So I¹m sending you love and respect
From the people of the Pacific

Mourning this sad loss

This flower and this rose
For you from the Pacific
This flower and this rose
Our gesture of respect and love

I¹m sorry we never got to meet
So many things I would have said
Instead I salute you and be assured
That my children¹s children
Will remember you

This flower and this rose
For you from the Pacific
This flower and this rose
Our gesture of respect and love

a ou va’ai
Ou mata i ai
Le susulu ia mai ole la
Ona ou pese
Pese ai lea
Siva fo’i ai ma le fiafia

Le nu’u le nu’u
Matagofie
Sa maua sa maua
Ou feleni
Uo ma uo
E masani ai
Le nu’u le nu’u matagofie

e iei fiafiaga
le malaga i le tausaga fou
e iei fiafiaga
Atunu’u na ou ola mai ai

Pese mai e failogaina ai
ei ei Alamagoto
Siva mai e failogaina ai
ei ei Alamagoto

Ua leva ou Malaga ese atu
Tele mea sui i lou olaga
Le mafaufau mea
Na amata mai ai
Ae valau mai e foi atu

I have seen it with my own eyes
The sun shone so brightly
Making me sing
Soon I was dancing
Overcome with joy

This land this land
Feels so good
I found I found
Warm friends
And companions
I’m familiar with
This land feels so good

So much for me to celebrate
This journey in the new year
So much for me to celebrate
This land where I was born

All sing to celebrate 
Alamagoto
All dance to celebrate
Alamagoto

Left this land a long time ago
Much has happened in my life
Never looking back
To where I came from
Still she calls me
To return home

Te tagata ko Tavita
Hikihiki lava
Na Uiga mimita
O te Pasifika
Fakatu te tagata
I te lalolagi
Tete na fili
Paku foki ai
Ko ai la te igoa
Tua
Fakamalohi ai
Te Tatou tamatoa
Lagolago ki ei
Taku mai la te igoa
Tua
Ma talitonu mai
Ka maua e ia
Te tulaga hilia
O te Tamatoa
Tamatoa o te Pasifika
O te Tamatoa
Tamatoa o te Pasifika

This man called
Tavitia
Is proudly holding
Up the ways of
The Pacific
He stands Boldly
Taking on the world
His opponents they shake with dear
Just before they fall
What is his name
Tua
Let’s all get behind him
He’s our warrior
Tell me his name
Tua
Believe me when
I say
He will be
The champion of the world
This Warrior
Our warrior of
The pacific
This warrior
Our warrior of the Pacific

E isi se nuku e iloa ne au
Se fenua e uke mea fou
Ae fakamataku au e alofa
Mo aso mai aso mai mua

Au e manako e oko ki ei
Koi maua ne se avanoa
Koe tuai o goto ki lalo
Te fenua o toku matua

Au e fia pese i luga
Au e fia siva i luga
Ke kau atu au ki fenua nei
Au e fia pese i luga
Au e fia siva i luga
O te fenua o toku matua

Mafaga- la ose mea fakamataku
Koe tuai o galo atu
Fakatagi nei a loto o tino
Ko la ne ola i te atunuku
Koe tuai o goto ki lalo
Koe tuai o goto ki lalo

I luga I luga
Te fenua ne vau ei
Toku matua

There is a place that I know of
A land threatened by something new
I fear for it¹s safety
I¹m concerned for it¹s future

I need to go there
It might be my last chance
Before it sinks below
This land of my mother

I want to dance in this land
I want to sing in this land
I need to swim in this land
Let me dance in this land
Let me sing in this land
This land of my mother

A disaster, a catastrophe
When it returns to the sea
Breaking the hearts of it¹s people
Taking the name of it¹s people
To forever live below the sea

Loimata e maligi
Toku loto fanoanoa
Ko galo atu
A fakapelepele

Omai te fakamafanafanaga
Solo te mae tenei
Ko galo atu
Na tamafine

Faigata fakamalamalama
Tino gafulu ma te toko iva
Ave ai te lumanai
A te atunuku

Loimata e maligi
Toku loto fanoanoa
Ko galo atu
A fakapelepele

Let the tears fall down
My heart is filled with sorrow
For we have lost
Many loved ones

Let the healing flow over me
and wash this pain away
For we have lost
Many of our young women

It¹s hard to understand
That 19 lives were taken
And along with it
The future of a small nation

Let the tears fall down
My heart is filled with sorrow
For we have lost
Many loved ones

Muhumuhu mai te igoa o te motu
Na kave e Ilai i te 1856
Lea mai ko he mea aloha
Mai he tama Igilihi
Kitea e ia tino kai katiga
E he nonofo na tino i ei
Heki totokia ni mea ki latou
E he nonofo na tino i ei

Kamata na talanoaga
Mo Olohega
Fai ai te fakafokiga
Ko Olohega
Olohega Olohega
Haloa Olohega

E lahi mea kino na fai e Ilai
Ko vaka gaoi ko ia na fehoahoani ai
Maua ai ana koloa fakafita lahi te nuku
Maua foki e ia te fenua fa
Ko Olohega

Te talohaga e fai mo te kaiga o Ilai
E lahi mea i anamua
He tatau ona fai
Kae mafai na hui e koutou uma
fai tonu lava te faiga
E tahi lava te fakaikuga
E maua ai te fiafiaga

Whisper to me the name of this land
Taken by Eli in 1856
He said it was a gift
Gifted to him by an Englishman
He saw natives eating coconuts
But they were passing through
They didn’t grow anything
So naturally this wasn’t their home

We need to start the discussions
On Olohega
It will surely lead to the return
of Olohega
Olohega Olohega
Poor Olohega

Among the crimes committed by Eli
The slavers and slaveship he did help
Gaining treasures while people suffered
Also gaining their fourth Island
Called Olohega

A request for the family of Eli 
Many wrongs were made long ago 
That will never go away 
But you can change some of that 
By doing what is right 
There is only one conclusion 
That will satisfy everyone

Te matagi malu kua hau i te loto

Vehehi ai toku tino i te fakalogologo

E he mafai na fai, fakafiti na lagona

Ko na pehe vena

E fakafiafia ma fakamimita

Tumau fakamau te migomigoi

Ko te uila kua hau

Fakaola ai toku loto

Fakatamilomilo fai taga fakatamilomilo

Fakafiafia ma fakamimita te hiva

Na hiva te gali te gali ona hiva

Kolikoli malie migomigoi na hiva

Na hiva te gali te gali ona hiva

Hiva fakamalie mai

Heee e o migomigoi

e o hiva fakagaligali

e o kolikoli ma te kolikoli

e o hiva fakamalie

E vena foki te fakalogo o na fenua

Egelani ma Falani, Europa ma Amerika

E tutuha lava te fiafia e lagona

Luelue ki latou

i te faiga o te hiva

Koli ki lalo e

Koli ki luga e

The cooling winds soothing my soul

Moving me as I listen

I can’t seem to hold back this feeling

Making me happy and proud

Holding steady while I do the Migomigoi

Lightning strikes me reviving my soul

Spinning around, showing moves,

spinning sround

So happy and proud in “Te Hiva”

Dancing so gracefully

So graceful are the dances

Kolikoli sweetly and

Migomigoi in the dance

Dancing so gracefully

So graceful are the dances

Dance ever so sweetly

Boys chant

It’s the same reaction

When heard in other places

England, France, Europe and America

They also get excited

They begin to sway

Dancing “Te Hiva”

Girls chant

Na hauni i Aukilani tolu tahi
O te mahina nei
Tesema Tesema
O fiafia a matou na fai
Mo te tausaga fou
Tesema Tesema
Olo ai te malaga i vakalele
I hetahi nuku
Tesema Tesema
Hahala mai te vevela o te nuku
Taunuku ki ei
Tesema Tesema

Vehea tou malaga
Kua lahi atili he mafai taku atu
Taumafai taku mai ke iloa nei au

Tele tele tele leleiga
O te gali o te gali
O fiafiaga
Tele tele tele leleiga
O te gali o te gali
O fiafiaga

Papaki mai ki tatou tolu tahi
O te mahina nei
Tesema Tesema
Feiloaki ai ki matou kia Efi tapa
Ma Simoe
Tesema Tesema
Nonofo ai te pahehe ite fale
O Aggie Greys
Tesema Tesema
Kitea ai e matou na fakailoga
Mo te tausaga fou
Tesema Tesema

Making plans in Auckland
31st of this month in
December December
Preparing our celebrations
For the new year
We’re on a plane heading to
another country
in December December
Hit by a heatwave
Arriving in this land in
December December

How was your trip, how was it?
There’s so much I can’t tell you now
try and tell me, really I want to know

So many many things
All good all good
The celebrations

Arriving on the 31st of this month
December December
We were met by Efi and Simoe
December December
Ended up staying at Aggie Greys
December December
All witness to much celebrations
Celebrations for the new year
December December

taunuku mai i tatou i tenei nuku fou
te kehekehe mai
faigata o te olaga te fakafita a tatou
hoga hoga mai

e fia malamalama ki tatou
i te gagana ma na uiga o ki latou
fakalogologo ki ei
fakatu ai au tautahi
taumahai tatou tokolahi
faka holoholo ki ei

e fano ai au i toku mafaufau
i te kukula mate filemu

tokaga ki mea oku matua
te fehili kua laga a tu ki mua
ko matou e fia kai ite kavei
te malau pulaka ma te fekei

kua manatua na taimi ma na uiga fakafiafia
miti miti mai
te mimita lahi ki haiga ko na uiga fakatahi
fitikitiki mai

galulue mai ki mua nei
tahahao mai ki mua nei
pehepehe mai ki mua nei
fatele mai ki mua nei

We struggled to understand
this language and new way
of doing things
We listened hard
I stood up among
the many who were adjusting
moving towards understanding
together

chorus

But I go there in my mind
The red sky and the peacefulness
remembering what my parents taught me
many questions come to the fore
also craving for familiar food
The Malau (fish) pulaka(taro) and fekei (octopus dish)

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I remember times of great joy
always dreaming about it
the pride in living among my close family
keeping it together

chant

We’re working to the future
we’re playing to the future
we’re singing to the future
we’re dancing to the future

huani mai

heheke mai

ko tagata ianu kehe

na tagata ianu kehe

tatou tagata nei

koutou tagata nei

ofakatahi

o fano atu (ki te) Lua afe

(Ki te) Lua afe

Get ready

Move this way

People of all colours

People of all colours

These are our people

Your people

Together

We move forward

To 2,000

e ui lava ki tatou e mamao
e tatau ai koe ke ahiahi mai
ke ke kitea ite gali o tenei lalolagi

ke ke kitea
ite matou lalolagi
ke ke kitea
i te gali o tenei lalolagi

ke ve koe ko au
se aho fakatahi
iloa ai e koe
mea lea atu ai au
ke ke kitea ite gali o tenei lalolagi

ke ke kitea
ite matou lalolagi
ke ke kitea
i te gali o tenei lalolagi

e ui lava ki tatou e mamao
e tatou ai koe ke ahi ahi mai
ke ke kitea i te gali o tenei lalolagi

e talitonu ai au
i toku loto nei
ke kitea e koe
to matou olaga

even though we live far apart
you should come visit us
so you can see how beautiful my world is

so you can see
my world
so you can see
how beautiful this world is

If you could be me
for just one day
you would then understand
what I’m on about
so you would see how beautiful this world is

so you can see
my world
so you can see
how beautiful this world is
even though we live so far apart

you should come visit us
so you can see how beautiful this world is
so you can see
the beauty in our world

so you can see
the wonderful life we live

tu la ki luga ke fai malama
taimi tenei e fai na hiva
tu la ki luga ke fai malama
lue lue malie te gali o na hiva

aue aue
tama mimita
aue aue
teine mimita
aue aue
hihiva mimita
aue aue
kikila mai la fakaakiali atu

e a mai tau faiva e a mai
taku ika e fofou ai au
e a mai tau faiva e a mai

hihiva ki luga hihiva mai ve
hihiva malie ki te pate pate

chant: hiva ki luga hiva ki lalo
hiva malie ki te pate pate

faitala au i te po
iluga o te letio
fano ake fakaali te tala nei
taku tala manumalo tenei

te lalolagi e kalaga mai
kikila mai ki ta tou nei
Tokelau ka hoholo halalau koe
tou igoa e manogi mai
ve he sei

Matini hauni na pehe nei
Fale lau mai na tala fou
fakalogo ki tala e fai mai
fai mai Amosa se tala nei
taku lava mo Tokelau venei
Tokelau venei
(lea mai la Amosa)
Hea la koe iei

e Peni sauni na pehe nei
Neta lau mai na tala fou
fakalogo ki tala e fai mai
fai mai Ioane se tala nei
taku lava mo Tokelau venei
Tokelau venei
(lea mai la Ioane)
Hea la koe iei

Matini hauni na pehe nei
ufiata lau mai na tala fou
fakalogo ki tala e fai mai
fai mai Foa’i se tala nei
taku lava mo Tokelau venei
Tokelau venei
(lea mai la Foa’i)
Hea la koe iei

Talking last night
On the radio
Letting the people know
My story, about our win

The world is calling
Looking at us
Tokelau is being announced
Your name smells sweet
Like the Sei (flower)

Martini prepares the song
Fale tells the news
Listen to the stories
being told (by Amosa)
Just for Tokelau
Just for Tokelau
And Amosa says ..
“Take that”

Peni prepare the songs
Neta tell the news
Listen to the stories
being told (by Ioane)
Just for Tokelau
Just for Tokelau
and Ioane says
“Take that”

Matini prepare the songs
Ufiata tell the news
Listen to the stories
being told (by Foai)
Just for Tokelau
Just for Tokelau
and Foai says
“Take that”

(Traditional Tokelau chant)

keina tu mai tao kae fakatonu ko to ta ho
keina tu mai tao kae fakatonu ko to ku Aliki
ko toku aliki Tui Tokelau
hau he matagi ke moli au
Tui o nuku Tui o vavau
hau he matagi keina tuiao ioa lava

ua fa’asa uma le faiga o pese f’a’apena
ua fa’asa uma le faiga o siva fa’apena
ua fa’asa fo’i le faiga o le tatau
ua fa’asa fo’i le aiga ole i’a mata

te tali nei a foliga
te matou Atua i te lagi
te matou Aliki i te lagi

e ui lava kua puli koutou
uma toku igoa

e he mafai na puli kou tou

e tagaloa

you are forbidden from songs like that
you are forbidden from dances like that
you are forbidden from making tattoos
you are forbidden from eating raw fish
from this day forward you will sing these songs

this was Foliga's answer
our true god is in the sky
our true god is in the sky

Ioa just Ioa (name of a god)
Tagaloa reply
even though you have all forgotten my name
you will never be forgotten by tagaloa

Tagaloa, Tagaloa ko he talohaga 
e fai faipea 

mo tou latou puipuiga
malu
mo tou fakatagaga

moa latou taumafaiga
taumafaiga uma

Tagaloa fakalogo
tu mau pea

Tagaloa, Tagaloa they are still praying for you
for your protection for your permission
for all their many adventures in life
Tagaloa listen for they wish for you to remain

aue kapaku aue kapaku
e gau te vae e gau te vae e
aue kapaku aue kapaku
e gau te lima e gau te lima
aue kapaku aue kapaku
gau te ua egau te ua
aue kapaku aue
sa hi , sa hi
si si si
aue sa hi , sa hi
si si si
si si si

kau tufuga fai vaka o te moana
tapena ake te folau
Tagaloa e kalaga mai
taku mai na uiga ote tai
hau hau
Kau tufuga fai vaka

kau tufuga fai vaka o te moana
te nuku e fakatali mai
fakatahi ma na faigata
fofou mai kia te koe e fanatu

hau hau
kau tufuga fai vaka

o koe kua lau iloa
in a tuhituhiga
o koe kua takutaku
i te lalolagi

Master voyagers of the sea
Prepare for your journey
Tagaloa is calling you
Telling you the ways of the sea

Come Come
Master voyagers

Master voyagers of the sea
There are lands that await you
Along with many challenges
Urging you to arrive

Come Come
Master Voyagers

Your great feats are well known
Preserved in writings
And in stories told
Throughout the world

Te mea te manaia
Ko fenua fiafia
Te mea te manaia
Ko fenue fiafia
E i loa ite a?
E loa ite loto e tahi
Te loto fealofani

Ki te la ki te fale
Ki te la mo fenua
Ki te la ki te fale
Mo na tino fiafia
(repeat)

The most wonderful thing
to behold is a happy nation
How can you tell?
You can tell by the heart
when the heart is as one
when it is friendly and free

Shine the sun on this house
Shine the sun on this land
Shine the sun for all those
who are friendly and free.

Fakatu ake
Fakatu ake te launiu
Ki oku tua
Te faoa tautau atu ake faitau ake

chorus:

Tautai e tautai e
Ke mau a tu tau hoe
Tau tai e tautai e
inafo kua lalaga mai
Tautai e tautai e
Ke mau atu tau hoe
Tautai e tautai e
Na kaiga amanaki mai

Tautai “Kikila ake Tagaloa Tagaloa a lagi
Kikila ake i kaumana o ika”

Fishermen“Tautai e kua lau ki kakasi
Atutaoa pa’ala he mahimahi
Tautai e taofi atu te ulu ki mua
Na ika ienei na sau lava mai
lanamua”

Be steady
Be steady with the launiu (fishing pole)
Standing behind you
Your fisherman with oars be strong
Be steadfast to ensure the catch is good.

chorus:

Master fisherman
Be sure of your rowing
Master fisherman
Inafo (fish) are willing
Master fisherman
Be steady at the rear
Master fisherman
The families are expecting

Tautai“Look down on us Tagaloa(God of the sea) Look down on us with your
blessings
Give your permission that we may fish.

Fishermen”Tautai e the Kakasi (type of fish)
has taken Atutaoa (type of fish)
Pa’ala (fish) & Mahimahi
(fish) Tautai e hold the head
to the fore all these fish
have come down from long ago.

Ko kalalaga tuku mai te vaka e

Ko kalalaga tuku mai te vaka e

Ko kalalaga tuku mai te vaka e

Ko kalalaga tuku mai te vaka e

Aue Tokelau / Kua fita ki tatou

I faifaiga venei

Sina is crying

Sina is crying

She is calling "please bring back the boat"

Tenei au te pule oto tatou folau
Ki te motu i tafa ilagi
Kote nuku e fotu ake nei
Hoe hoe mai kia Tokelau ke tahi

Ke mau / Te hoe ote vaka
Hoe tahi / Te hoe ote vaka
Teu atu / Te hoe ote vaka
Keu atu / Te hoe ote vaka

Pe mahai nei te tu tolu ke nonoa
Ite noa taga ote loto tahi
Kae hai mo a to fakaloto loto
Ka ko au e fuli ko tatou e mae
Ne tahi

I, who am the head of this expedition
have a vision
That just beyond the horizon,
there is a place that we will call our home.
So row,
row with Tui Tokelau (God of Tokelau).
Row, row as one.