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Fanongo ko e ʻEiki ʻoku Ui
ʻI he loto-tui
1. Fanongo ko e ʻEiki ʻoku ui,
Ke tau fakamoʻoni ki ai,
Pea talaki hono ongoongo,
ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e Tamai.
[Chorus]
Laka, Laka atu, viki Hono huafa
Laka, Laka atu, viki Hono huafa,
Laka, ʻOua ʻe tuka, Faimālohi he hiva.
Ko e ʻOtua pē Kuó Ne ui ke
fai ʻEne ngāue.
2. Ko e ui ke fakakoloa,
ʻAki ʻEne ngaahi talaʻofa,
Ke fiefia ʻi Hono huafa.
he kuó Ne fakaʻatā.
[Chorus]
Laka, Laka atu, viki Hono huafa
Laka, Laka atu, viki Hono huafa,
Laka, ʻOua ʻe tuka, Faimālohi he hiva.
Ko e ʻOtua pē Kuó Ne ui ke
fai ʻEne ngāue.
Fakaleá: Grace Gordon, alt.
Fakatuʻungafasí: Adam Geibel, 1855–1933