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Ūpē ʻa Melé
Ūpē ʻa Melé
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.
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamáMohe 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 kotoaMelino mo e ʻofa kuo hifo.
Mohe ā, mohe ā siʻeku tamáMohe ā hoku ʻofaʻangá.
Fakaleá: Jan Underwood Pinborough, f. 1954. © 1989 IRI
Fakatuʻungafasí: German folk tune; arr. by Darwin Wolford, f. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI