Ko e moʻoni naʻá ne maʻu ha loto-toʻa
 tangata ni
 ke moʻui ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lōloa mo e tokanga
 Faingofua mo e teunga tāú
 ke fakaʻuli ʻi hono vaka
 ʻi he ngaahi pangike fakaʻaho
 ʻikai fie maʻu ke ʻeke pe ko e fē feituʻu ke ʻalu ki aí
 ʻikai sio ki he ʻosi ʻa e taimi
 Fakalakalaka mamalie ki he estuary
 ʻI he feituʻu ʻoku heheke ai ʻa e ngaahi fakangatangata
 feituʻu ʻoku hoko ai e meʻa kotoa pe ko e Kulei
 ʻOku fakapoʻuli ʻa e vakai
 ʻoku ʻi ai ha siʻisiʻi ʻo e ʻea
 ʻoku ʻikai ke toe tali ʻe he ʻatamai
 ka ko e fe ʻa e fakalakalaka
 ikunaʻi ʻene ngaahi ʻamanakí
 Ko e meʻa lilo
 maama taʻe-fakatupu ko ʻení
 ʻa e maama lahi ko ʻeni mei he maʻolunga ʻaupito
 luo ko ʻeni,
 nofoʻi ʻe he ngaahi laumalie motuʻa
 Ko e skiff vaivai ko ʻeni
 puli atu ki he kakapu
 Ko e tumutumu ʻeni
 fakatahaʻi mo e tafaʻaki langi
 ʻi he fakamanatu ʻo e meʻa ʻoku hoko mai pea ʻalu
 ʻa e vahaʻa ʻo e manava
 ʻi he fakamanatu ʻo e meʻa naʻe
 ʻO ho hingoa ʻi he sino scarified ʻo e fuʻu ʻakau
 Ko hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku vahe koe
 ke liliu ʻa e tohi lotomamahi fiefia fakatouʻosi ko ʻeni
 ʻi ha fatongia ʻo e konisēnisí
 ʻAʻeva ʻi he Halá
 mahino ʻo e meʻa ʻoku
 crepe ʻo e lavea kuo toe fakaava
 Ko e fakaʻosinga ʻo e faʻahitaʻu mafana
 ki he lahi ʻo e ʻikai lava ʻo sio
 ʻi he tahi maʻulalo
 ʻiate ia ʻoku nofo hono lotó ʻi he ʻofa.


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