1. Tala ʻe he folofolá,
ʻI he tohi tapú,
Ka ʻikai haʻaku ʻofa,
Kovi ʻete lotú,
Ko e lea ʻofa,
Hā mei he ʻOtua,
Hono ʻikai mālie mai,
Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.
2. Ke te ʻofa he ʻOtuá,
ʻAki hoto lotó,
Mo e ʻatamai kotoa,
Ko e fekau iá,
Ko e lea ʻofa,
Hā mei he ʻOtua,
Hono ʻikai mālie mai,
Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.
3. ʻOfa ki ho kaungāʻapí,
Hangē pē ko koé,
ʻOfa ki ho ngaahi fili,
ʻOua naʻa tuē,
Ko e lea ʻofa,
Hā mei he ʻOtua,
Hono ʻikai mālie mai,
Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.
4. ʻA e kātaki fuoloa
Mo e ʻamanakí,
Ko e fua ʻo e ʻofá
Lau ai mo e tuí
Ko e lea ʻofa,
Hā mei he ʻOtua,
Hono ʻikai mālie mai,
Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.
5. Ko e koloa haohaoá
ʻOku masani iá
Maʻu ʻa e folofolá
Pea fai ki ai.
Ko e lea ʻofa,
Hā mei he ʻOtua,
Hono ʻikai mālie mai,
Ko e ngaahi lea ofá.
Fakaleá: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942
Fakatuʻungafasí: Edwin F. Parry, 1950–1935