The Royal Houses of Tonga and their Chiefly linesįorever blazing dutifully are our expansive lands Since time immemorial the people have dutifully served Where a King took shade near his mother’s sheltered bay When will we ever forget the rising place of the sun? ‘E NGALO NAI ‘AFE ‘A E TUPU’ANGA ‘O E LA’A? Stream of scattered petals where high maidens came to play Gathering stream of turtles and the great landing bay That I may turn and encircle the King’s Main Road Overcoming great waves right to the very shoreĭear doves sheltering on the cliffs face the Southern Seas Tonga stands resolute despite the ravages of time and spaceĪ great warrior battled fiercely from the ocean deep KEI TONGA PE ‘A TONGA NEONGO E NOFO HE VAHA That I may speak with bowed reverence and due respectĪs it once was told in many ages long before I pay homage to the King of both sides of the road *In loving memory of the late ‘Ana Tupou Tu’amoheloa Enjoy!Ĭhronicles of an honourable passing in service to the King Also, at the end of this post is the link to the audio recording of this song. For the non-Tongan readers, the English translation of the song is featured on the right hand side of this page whilst the Tongan lyrics are positioned to the left of this page. This song features on the ‘Akiheuho String Band’s debut album which consists of 10 original Tongan hiva kakala (fragrant songs). In this blog post, I have the pleasure in sharing a Tongan song that Manase had written and composed which is entitled: Tala ‘o mate kuo ‘aonga ma’a Tonga. You can find more about that on this link here: Dedicated to the passing of HM King George V In a previous blog post, I had shared a poem that was written by my cousin Manase Lua as a tribute for the passing of King George V in Tonga earlier this year.
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