Sia ko Kafoa moe ‘Alo ‘i Talau
‘E taku apē kuo te tala lakulaku
Ka fakalongo ‘e lea ‘a e kanivatu
Tala ki Teisina mo Longolongofolau
Liku ‘o Matoto mo e Uho ‘o Vava’u
Vai ko Tāpinga mo Vai’utukakau
Funga Veitatalo uoi ‘Utukalongalu
Si’i Pouono tu’u koe fakatalutalu
He’ikai ha teki pe ofo he tā vai
He koe ta’au ‘o e Taulua Tongiaki
Vaivaipetoa ‘isa na’a ne matua’i
Veimumuni Veingangana ‘ene tu’utai
‘E ngalo ‘a Tukulalo mo hono masani
He koe toka’anga ‘o ‘ene pōvai
Ka ‘eke ‘eha sola moha vūlangi
Seuke, tuku mu’a tama e fie matai
Uisa he kakala ‘isa ‘ene ngatuvai
Faiva ta’anga Maau filifili ‘ene felavai
To’ongapō fo’ou ‘oku ongo mai
Ke silapa ‘aki ‘a e ‘atamai vilitaki
Koe hikuhikule’o ‘oha fai matekai
Ke fanāfotu ‘iho tau potutahi
‘Alaha manongi he ‘Otu Felenite ‘Ailani
Malama pea ope ki he tafatafa’aki langi
He’ikai ha pahi he lau siva
Tumu’aki e lau lava he telekanga
Tuku ke vikia ‘a e tangata ‘iloa
Ke lea pē ngāue ‘i hono kuonga
Fakamu’omu’a e mo’oni faka filosofia
Pea huluhulu ‘aki ‘a e tā mo e vā
Koe kakala tauleva ki he kilukilua
No’oloto ko hoto vala tu’uta
Fatu ‘a Viliami Uasikē Lātū
24 Siulai 2007
