Oku kohu e he masani ai
Kehe hoki ma na sevae
Kave ai i hetahi fenua
Tagi tagi ai au mo toku kaiga
Taku mai pe i fea toku matua
Ve na puli e fakailoaina
Taku mai pe i fea toku tamana
Na galo atu i te taeao nei
E mamafa, e manako, e fakamatala
Te uiga o te folau
Tuku mai he tali e fakamalie ai au
Manatua lelei te vaitafe
Aku feleni e sakili mai au Fakataumafai ae he mafai
E au o tali ki ei E manatu fia manatu
Toku kaiga E fia manatu toku kaiga Nofonofo filemu lava venei
Ite pogiha, toku mafaufau e tiga te fanoanoa — te pogiha — te fanoanoa.
If it was'nt for the movie "The Legend of Johnny Lingo", i would'nt have come across this beautiful song or made me so interested to know more about the people featured in the movie. I nearly cried listening to this song though I don't know the meaning. Is there anyone who can provide a translation or at least a summary of the song so I could understand the story behind the song? I would gladly appreciate it. Thank you so much!
Tokelau IS NOT a Cook Island language...Tokelau is it's own country, own ethnicity, and it's own language... it has no part of any Cook Island..
I'm tokelauan :)