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Manu o le vaveao
tausani i fuga la’au
A e ala usu ita
i le faiva o mafaufau
Talu o lo’u popole
ne’i te’i ua le taulau
taunu’u ai le upu:
Ua le au le ina’ilau
TALI
Aue, aue! Se’i fai mai sau upu
pe tua i ni mala, pe tua i manu
Sau funa la’u pele, sau ma sina ipu vai malu
se’i inu ane ai tama o le nu’u
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Lo’u fiafia e
i le teine pe tua i ni a
O upu sa ta fai
O le mau Amene i luga
A e popole lo’u loto
o na’o o sau tupua i nana
Ne’i lilo utumau
a e aliali na o utumau
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Birds of the early morning (dawn)
thousands among the tree blossoms
But you wake with anger
in the tasks of the mind
Because of my worries
lest suddenly it should fail
and the saying comes true:
The goal was not reached
CHORUS
Alas, alas! Saying something…
whether it is from curses, or from birds
Come closer, my beloved, bring a cup of cool water
so the young men of the village can drink
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I find joy in the girl,
whether from curses or not
The words we spoke
the Amen above
But my heart is troubled
only your idol in secret
Lest the promise be hidden
but only the promise appears
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The song was composed by Maiavatele Pouono Hunkin
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Correction for the second verse: Upu sa ta fai ma le mau amene I luga. Ae atu lo’u loto ona o sau tupua I nana. Nei lilo utumau ae aliali na’o utuma.
this song is incomplete . can someone complete this for me please !!!!! SAMOAN REPZ
i have to sing this for kilikiti, and it sounds mean as with the girls harmonizing it <3 but im not even samoan, im asian hahahaha!
wow amazing song
Oka oka lau honey lau honey Faasilisili ou te faatusa Ina i se….. O se pisupo sili poo se Masai keke mai fiti poo sina sapasui….. Sorry the dots are the words o forgot sorry my nana taught me the song but then I forgot the song it’s been 8 years.
Can somebody translate manu ole vaveao song in English please
Does anyone know the chords?
Check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMWNDdMQGao
Thanks for making there lyrics available online.
*ma le mau amene I luga. Verse 2 line 4.
*ae atu lo’u loto. Verse 2 line 5.
*verse 2 line 7 should be utumau and line 8 should be utuma.
i love this song and i even do the dance is so great and i want to learn more about the samoan culture