Sosefina

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La’u filifiliga i le toe / mo le amataina
O le ta mafutaga ina ia maua se uiga
E le suamalie pe a faigofie
Pe a tutusa ta’ua i le loto malie

{ CHORUS }
Nai ou masalosaloga e moni ea o lou alofa
O le afai a’u ma ou fa’apaologa
Sosefina ua lelei
Avea ia oe (fai) ma o’u sei
Te ufi malu ia oe ne’i fa’aoa lou lalelei

(Extra verse in Tiama’a version)
Leitioa Solomona le faigata o le alofa
O sa’u inu toe toe ae le mafai talu le ‘oona
Ita pei a valea ia oe le manamea
Ta’ilo i lou mafaufau i te’i ita ua tafea

{ REPEAT CHORUS }

(E nai) Ou manaoga ta fia faatalofa
ia oe le uo Sosefina o le ma’a tasi o lou ola
Pe a na iai sou mana na te aumaia lou agaga
E tumama ina ai le fia vaai i ou mata

My choice in the end / for the beginning
of our relationship is to find some meaning
It is not sweet if it is easy
if we are equally content in heart

Chorus:
Are my doubts true, is your love real?
If I share my burdens with you
Sosefina, it is well
(I’ll) take you (yes) as my flower
To gently cover you lest your beauty fade

(Extra verse in Tiama’a version)
No wonder Solomon spoke of the trials of love
Like a drink sipped, yet the bitterness lingers
My anger is like madness toward you, my beloved
Who knows your thoughts? In moments, my anger fades

Repeat Chorus:
Are my doubts true, is your love real?
If I share my burdens with you
Sosefina, it is well
Take you (yes) as my flower
To gently cover you lest your beauty fade

(And my) desires, I long to greet
you, my friend Sosefina, the one gem of my life
If there were a way to bring your spirit to me
to purify my longing to see your face

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?

In these lyrics, we’ve tried to combine different popular versions of how this song has been performed.

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