Mapu-mei he-ngalu:

‘Ofa Ongosia

Manatu ‘a ‘Ofa Mila

Si’ete ‘Ofa ni kakapa ki he loloto na
Fou hu’a fofonga mo e Le’o fononga
Ki he funga e Töa hoto mäfana’anga´
‘Ete veili mo’ui´ ia, fu’u laulötaha´;
Te u sila’i ho täkai´ ki he ‘amui na
Mo’o fofonga kei ‘Ata hoto manava´

Mate-si’i na ko hono taipe ai pë
E mävae tangitangi he fatu e fa’ë;
Si’o fötunga´ kuo fetëleni mo e ata´
Unga he ‘ofa’anga lata ho ‘Epenisa´;
‘Ete ike´ kuo longo, kae kei ongo´
Hangë ha Hä’unga maumau-loto´

Ise’isa si’i fua-’ulu kuo motu ua´
Hangë ha mafu kuo mahuohua´
Ke fakalanu’aki e fala kuo fofola´
Mo fakama’u e fo’i ongo kuo hela´
Toki vete ä ‘e he a’u si’ete tupu’a´
Kuo liu-funga e mä’olunga-tapua´

Lelei ä mo koe ke mu’omu’a atu
‘O teuteu hatau nofo’anga malu
Puipui hono Fata´ mo si’o pikilau
Kuo ke ‘alu, kae tulutulu hono ta’u´
Laukau kitaua he kuo tä hono lau´
He’ete kumete fua fatongia he lotu´

Akenga manatu si’i pilikimi ongosia´
Kafu he kilikili mei he ‘otu Pilitänia´
Pea hiki hota hingoa´ ‘i hono tohi noa´
Ke faka’ilonga kuo fetaiaki hotau hua´
Pea kei ma’uma’uluta ‘eta faka’aungafa´
Fakamelie e ongosia si’ete manatu ‘ofa´

Tau:
Mänoa e lupe´ ‘o tu’ula he ngalu
Efiafi ka u kapakapa tu’u atu
Tali e melenga ko e fakatalutalu
Leveleva e manatu, ‘o tauhi atu

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