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Ūpē ʻa Melé
Hiva ongoʻi
1. Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá,
Mohe ā, hoku ʻofaʻangá.
Siʻo moʻui toki kamatá.
Felupe pē siʻo faʻeé.
Leʻo pē ʻa Siosefa he poó,
Malama he fetuʻú ho ngeiá.
[Chorus]
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
2. ʻE ʻi ho ʻulú ha kalauni,
Ko e Tuʻi hoʻo Tamaí.
Siʻo nimá kei siʻí,
malingi mai e tāpuaki.
Mavava e fakatupu kotoa
Melino mo e ʻofa kuo hifo.
[Chorus]
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
Solo (faʻiteliha pē)
Leʻo pē ʻa Siosefa he poó,
Malama ho ngeiá.
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
Solo (faʻiteliha pē)
Mavava e fakatupu kotoa
Melino mo e ʻofa kuo hifo.
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamá
Mohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
Fakaleá: Jan Underwood Pinborough, f. 1954. © 1989 IRI
Fakatuʻungafasí: German folk tune; arr. by Darwin Wolford, f. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI