Keep the Commandments

Author: Barbara A. McConochie

This chart compares the text from different versions of “Keep the Commandments” in Tongan.







Tauhi ʻa e Ngaahi Fekaú
Tohi Hiva ʻa e Fānaú (1996, 2021-digital), p. 68

Tauhi ʻa e Ngaahi Fekaú
Ngaahi Himí (1994, 2021-digital), no. 195

[Chorus] TauhiKe tauhi ʻa e fekaú ngaahi fekaú.
[Chorus] TauhiKe tauhi ʻa e fekaú ngaahi fekaú.
Pea maluʻi ai kitate ke fiefia pea nonga
Pea maluʻi ai kitate ke fiefia pea nonga
Pea ʻe foaki atu ho tāpuaki.
Pea ʻe foaki atu ho tāpuaki.
Kuo fakahā ʻe he palōfita
Kuo fakahā ʻe he palōfita
Ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau.
Ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau.
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1. Tauhi e ngaahi fekaú!
1. Tauhi e ngaahi fekaú!
Maluʻi kita he talangofuá,
Maluʻi kita he talangofuá,
Ko e tāpuaki
Ko e tāpuaki
Te Ne foaki maí,
Te Ne foaki maí,
He palōfitá.
He palōfitá.
2. Ko ʻEne fānau kitautolú,
2. Ko ʻEne fānau kitautolú,
Te Ne siviʻi ia ke ʻiloʻí,
Te Ne siviʻi ia ke ʻiloʻí,
ʻOku nau falala
ʻOku nau falala
Mo tauhi ki Heʻe-
Mo tauhi ki Heʻe-
ne palōfitá.
ne palōfitá.

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