Manu o le Vao
Manu o le vao se’i fa’alogo mai i la’u tala Le mafua’aga o le maligi so’o o o’u loimata La’u penina la’u tifa la’u ula fala Lenei ua mavae i le agi mai o le fisaga I’a o le sami pe mafai ona outou ta’u maia Le mafua’aga ua suia
Manu o le vao se’i fa’alogo mai i la’u tala Le mafua’aga o le maligi so’o o o’u loimata La’u penina la’u tifa la’u ula fala Lenei ua mavae i le agi mai o le fisaga I’a o le sami pe mafai ona outou ta’u maia Le mafua’aga ua suia
The beauty of Samoa Tausala uma o Samoana Pei o ni rosa matala Lou lalelei foliga ataata Tausaafia e tagata Tausala uma o Samoana Pei o ni rosa matala Lou lalelei foliga ataata Tausaafia e tagata Le sau e mai Heremoni e Agi maia lou matagofie Ae se’i matala ai
Sa ou nofo va’ava’ai i fetu ole lagi Mo’omo’oga e o lo’u agaga ia ta faatasi Ma oe la’u pele, filifilia i lo’u mafaufau le ta faatasi ma oe, lo’u au, i ni aso o sau La’u pele ‘ea ua e iloaina oe le faigata O le fia vaai, fia
Flowers of Samoa {CHORUS} Susana i vanu, le a ea sou manatu La’u rosa i mauga, ni au mafaufauga Oe lava mai anamua E fiafia iai o tupulaga E tu tasi oe i lo’u agaga O lou manogi ua sasala Ua leai ma seisi Na’o oe ua sili Sili i
In my thoughts every day is the desire to see and be with you, my beloved. Gorgeous old school sentiments of love from iconic Penina o Tiafau. O’u mafaufauga, e puna mai pea i aso uma Le fia va’ai, le fia fa’atasi ia oe suga La’u ma’asoama, oe la’u toekosi,
Siva maia oe le tausala a e aiuli ane o ni tama e o’o le teine ia tafatafa e i ai ma se sei fulu lanu lau’ava Siva maia oe le tausala a e aiuli ane o ni tama e o’o le teine ia tafatafa e i ai ma se
‘Keli’ and ‘kapani’ are old terms of endearment (like ‘sweetheart’ or ‘darling’). Thoughts of his beloved are keeping this poet awake all night. Aue ita e ua moe te’ite’i talu le manatu ia oe la’u keli leitioa ona tautala Solomona e le mafai e vai e tele na tineia le
Fa’afofoga maia Samoaae se’i faiatu la’u talatala i si o’u nu’u ua sili lona manaiaO Tiafau, o le malaefonoItu e fa o Samoao lo’o pesepese ai tamaiti o le penina E si o’u nu’u e sili le laleleiUa ese fo’i ona uiga i ona po neiSe ou fia fa’aeaina oeua
(Performed in this clip by Penina o Tiafau.) This is a vi’i, or song of praise, for the Upolu village of Lauli’i. O laulii o si o’u nuu moni e liliu ai lo’u taofi i le agi malu le sau o lo’u nu’u tafaoga o teine ma tama i luga
