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Ko e Lotu Liló
ʻI he loto-fakakaukau
1. ʻOku ʻi ai e houa
ʻo e moʻui nonga
Ko e ʻEiki pē ʻe mahino,
Lotu ʻi he lilo,
[Chorus]
Tafoki ki he ʻEiki,
Pea hū faimālohi
Ko e tāpuaki ʻeni,
ʻO e nofo fakalangi.
2. Ko e hala ʻoku fāsiʻi
fou ai ki hēvani
Hiva ʻi hono masani,
Lotu ʻi he ʻEiki,
[Chorus]
Tafoki ki he ʻEiki,
Pea hū faimālohi
Ko e tāpuaki ʻeni,
ʻO e nofo fakalangi.
3. Matangi angi mālohi
hē ʻa e ʻamanaki
Kae hā sino hoku ʻEiki,
Tali lotu mai,
[Chorus]
Tafoki ki he ʻEiki,
Pea hū faimālohi
Ko e tāpuaki ʻeni,
ʻO e nofo fakalangi.
4. Ka fonu fili e hala
mohu tauhele ná
Hoku ʻEiki ʻe tokoni,
He lotu ʻe fai,
[Chorus]
Tafoki ki he ʻEiki,
Pea hū faimālohi
Ko e tāpuaki ʻeni,
ʻO e nofo fakalangi.
Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909