Ie lavalava

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(Begins at about 0:36 in this clip, a performance by the Teachers Training College of Samoa.) “Ie lavalava” is a Samoan sarong, something we wear daily. Among other, deeper themes, this song celebrates the beauty of Samoan culture as expressed in the design of our clothing.
Ie lavalava teuteu fa’asamoa
E sulu le siapo, e maeu, e maeu le manaia
Ia la’u penina ma la’u paaga ua malie o
Sau ia ua ou le toe fai loto
O le a seu lo’u va’a e malolo.
E lafoia le taula i fanua, ua leva le po
Ia fa’atalaia, ia fa’atalatala
Aumai se tala mai i le ualesi e
ua fo’i mai o lau malaga
Sa e ta’amilo ia Samoa
Ia amuia lava o peau o le sami
E aga i sisifo e aga i sasa’e
Ae le iloa mai lo’u tino a mate
Ma lo’u fatu e momomo le aula e
i au amio ta te ofo
A nei a malepe si a ta soa ma si a ta soa

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Lainey
Lainey
01/09/2014 6:04 PM

Hands down best version is the Training Teachers College!!

Maria
Maria
20/02/2025 7:01 AM

I love this so much, it reminds me of my mum!

Me
Me
01/05/2009 11:55 PM

Who wrote this song?

Aaron Isaia
Aaron Isaia
26/10/2014 10:32 PM

Wheres the rest of The Lyrics

Jen
Jen
21/10/2009 11:48 PM

We sang this song in my High School Choir about 11 or 12 years ago. Memories! Gotta love them.

ppaakkuu
ppaakkuu
29/04/2016 1:02 PM

Wea da rest of da lyrics at tho๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’œ

Al
Al
20/02/2010 11:14 PM

Apparently the Marist brothers in Samoa wrote it back in the early 1900s. This has gotta be the most popular Samoan song ever written.

sesilia anitelea
sesilia anitelea
24/02/2017 4:46 PM

i love this song!!! ik whats going on with the rest of the lyrics

Other
Other
24/09/2010 6:15 PM

sang this at polyfest ๐Ÿ™‚ yeee

Righto
Righto
27/07/2017 6:42 PM

We did in Fj ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Loopz
Loopz
04/02/2011 11:01 AM

this song is soooooo much memories..love it!

tauvalevili
tauvalevili
04/12/2017 1:36 PM

and yeah who asks

T-girl
T-girl
19/11/2011 8:51 AM

Anyone have the English translation for this beautiful song?

talo
talo
25/08/2022 10:33 PM

love this song brings backs the memories about samoa

DANIRA
DANIRA
24/10/2012 11:46 AM

LOVE THIS SONG:)
DID THE MALISI BOYS REALLY RIGHT THIS???

lovegurl
lovegurl
07/02/2013 4:17 AM

omg dis song is like awwwsomme

lovegurl
lovegurl
07/02/2013 4:19 AM

dis song is so da BOM
๐Ÿ™‚

Nora
Nora
13/11/2013 5:15 PM

I used to dance to this song when I was little ๐Ÿ™‚

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