Punialava’a features in this clip, but Jerome Grey also has a version of this song, which is a fun tribute to some serious events in Samoan history. (Jerome Grey version:) Ua ata mai le teine i la matou foeleni Ua tofu matou ma le salu i ele auala tele E
An excellent example of Samoan history captured in our music. This song is about the unusual citizenship arrangement between Samoa and New Zealand. Fa’ateia samoa uma I le sitiseni mo niu sila To’atele nisi ua tete’e A’o isi foi ua fiafia tele Fa’amalo maele’ga I lau susuga Falema’ilesa O se
Performed in this clip by The Golden Ali’is, this song comes from a traditional chant about the origins of the Samoan tattoo – tatau. O le mafuaaga lenei na iloa I le ta’aga le tatau i Samoa O le malaga a Fafine e to’alua na feausi mai fiti i le
Le teine lea o falaofuta sei tuu mai lau lalaga ula ia malie mai oe Fitiuta sei faaeva i le atu u’uga oi aue ua tala mai toga o le Pulouoleola le Tasiaeafe ua mu pito tasi oloo teu nei i le lagi Tamalii ua sau nei o le ula
(Performed, in this video, by Dennis Ah Yek.) ‘Taeao’ means morning, and at first this song seems to describe a typical morning, with birds chirping and the sun shining through the clouds. Listen more carefully and you’ll find this song is referring to a blessed morning, long ago, when the
