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Ko e ʻAho ke Ngāue he ʻOfa
Longomoʻui
1. Ko e ʻaho ke ngāue he ʻofa,
Fakaai hoʻo fakaʻānauá,
ʻAho ke hiva ʻa e manupuná,
Monū ki māmani kotoá.
[Chorus]
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue mālohi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
ʻOua ʻe toloi ngāue he ʻahó ni.
2. ʻAho ke kumi meʻa mahuʻinga,
Ko e melino maʻu ʻi lotoʻā,
Ko e ʻaho ui ho Laumālié,
Ngāue ki he lelei kotoa pē.
[Chorus]
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue mālohi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
ʻOua ʻe toloi ngāue he ʻahó ni.
3. ʻAho ke fili ʻa e monūʻia,
Ko e kalauni ʻoku mahuʻinga,
Ko e ʻaho ke muimui he ʻofá,
Tui mo ngāue taʻengata.
[Chorus]
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue mālohi,
Ko e ʻaho ngāue lahi,
ʻOua ʻe toloi ngāue he ʻahó ni.
Fakaleá: L. Clark, ca. 1880, alt.
Fakatuʻungafasí: Evan Stephens, 1854–1930