Sosefina
Sosefina is the Samoan way of saying, “Josephine.” This poor guy is just not sure if Sosefina is really his or not. Is her love real? La’u filifiliga i le toe / mo le amataina O le ta mafutaga ina ia maua se uiga E le suamalie pe a faigofie
Sosefina is the Samoan way of saying, “Josephine.” This poor guy is just not sure if Sosefina is really his or not. Is her love real? La’u filifiliga i le toe / mo le amataina O le ta mafutaga ina ia maua se uiga E le suamalie pe a faigofie
This poet is eloquently expressing fear that this love might be over. Sau ia oe taute lo’u au se’i fai sau tala O tumau pea ita i sou lagona i le mafutaga O ou foliga ma ou fofoga fiafia mata’ata’ata O lo’o tumau pea oe la’u rosa, la’u fua matala
A soulful ballad about yearning for a love so far away. My sweetheart you’re so far away from me my return to you I love you so My sweetheart you’re so far away from me my return to you just wait for me I cruised so many miles across the
I can just imagine, back in the day, Samoan guys showing off their English language skills serenading their girls with this song… So here we are together at last We shared the good times now we’ll never part Tell me you’ll be true just like I’ll be to you maybe
English translation & discussion: Afai e te alofa If you have love for me, please come back to me. Here’s a classic ballad of yearning and desire, of heartbreak and hope. A favorite of Samoan romantics. (Five Stars version) Afai e te alofa se’i maliu maia oe Foi mai ia ita
Asleep on a moon-lit night, dreaming about the one you love, only to wake up and realize that you are alone. A beautifully melancholy love song. Moe ile po masina Moe miti i ou foliga Le taimi tonu lea Ua tu fa’asipa ai le aniva O’u nofo loa i luga
You are the most important thing (sini) in my life, number one in my heart, you’re like a ray of sunshine… La’u mafaufau mea sa ta faia, lou au A o lenei ua le taulau Talu lou tuinanau Ao fea foí o le maa’a o lou loto e Se manu
Something is weighing heavily on this poet’s mind. Has his true love changed her mind about him? Why won’t she say something? Tali maia o ‘oe lo’u au Sei fa’amalu ai lo’u mafaufau Fa’amalu ai fo’i lou tu’inanau Ma lo’u tauanau Sa fai ‘oe ma a’u uo O ananafi fo’i
OU TE NOFO POPOLE MANATU IA OE SE FAAMOLEMOLE FAI MAI PE LEAI O A’U POPOLE MATA’U I ASO NEI UA SAU LO’U VAIVAI I LO’U FIA VAAI OU TE NOFO MA LE MALIGI O O’U LOIMATA I LOU FIA VAAI BABY IA OE TALU LOU NAUNAU FAAMAONI E TUMAU
Samoan version of this romantic classic. Perfect for couples starting their lives together. Just you and I, sharing our love together. And I know in time we’ll build our dreams we treasure. We’re be alright. Just you and I. O oe ma a’u. Ua fa’atasia le alofa. Ua ou iloa
