Fijian rugby league team sing from balconies to thank Sydney hotel quarantine staff

The Kaiviti Silktails, a rugby league team from Fiji, have thanked hotel staff after their mandatory quarantine by singing from their balconies. The squad has relocated to Sydney to play in the Ron Massey Cup competition that sits two levels below the NRL. The Silktails made their competition debut last year, winning their opening game before the season was called off due to Covid-19 after one round. The singing follows the tradition of the men's national team, Fiji Bati, who sing a pre-match hymn before international fixtures
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[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Imagine you're a Pacific nations rugby league team who has just done your people's really mean war dance and your opponents then sing a beautiful hymn to melt your hearts that takes you away to another place.

[@bushcat9559]

Worked over in Fiji, the people are so nice. Much respect

[@shirleyhenriksen2026]

How wonderful is this gracious gesture. Thank you for showing the world that paying respect to others does not take much time or effort. Bless you all

[@indiaalphanovember8217]

Understood nothing but it sounded lovely. Incidently as a Scot who lives abroad - that statement - is said to me regularly when talking normally.

[@chief-jayfiji7834]

Ian the Scots dragoons guards and highlanders are full of Fijians that do this all the time.Stay safe bud 🙏🏾💯👌🏾

[@utube2825]

Lol

[@fallopianhammer7835]

That’s just amazing. Well done Fiji 🇫🇯 👌👍

[@imsash]

Someone should show this to all of those spoilt tennis players

[@mccarthyelle]

So gracious Kai Viti! ❤️ Families would be proud of you.

[@MrTugarR]

Thank you Boys....Vinaka Fiji!!!! We always show the world that we are genuine in all that we do!!!!

[@BluthBoy1]

This is just so beautiful, thank you Fiji.

[@darylkanofski9327]

Great to see people being thankful during these tough times

[@njabulodladla7942]

The human spirit can never be broken

[@BastiaanvandeWerk]

I visited a church in Aurui Das (Tanimbar Islands) once - and the singing is very similar.

[@dixiefox5931]

Thank You Fiji 🇫🇯, I’m so proud to be Fijian leaving overseas, vinaka Viti 😘

[@IrlBandit]

Beautiful and beautiful people Go Fiji for RWC 2023

[@Bobbiii0.2]

This is so nice, so much respect! And they have lovely voices too.

[@BastiaanvandeWerk]

This is so so beautiful!

[@hebneh]

Choral singing like this is a big tradition in many locations in the Pacific.

[@funnybunny-xz1rr]

Awww their is Alot of players for sure

[@silavutaga]

Vina'ha Kaiviti Silktails ❤😊

[@shreckm6470]

Welcome to Australia and thank you.

[@weird_millennial]

Heart melted

[@maynekaran8103]

Unity , we set examples
Love this 🎵

[@leonienarul7511]

Beautiful 💜

[@joelleburke5728]

This is beautiful 😍

[@analogueteapot1503]

Beautiful.

[@sammaynard2021]

Fantastic ...wish they sang another verse

[@pamelaslaughter]

Beautiful! ❤

[@tallulahmlocean6386]

Love my Polynesian brothers! 🤓💚💙

[@stevespain6445]

Respectfully, and not wanting to demean your lovely sentiment, iTaukei people are Melanesian. In saying that Lauans (Eastern Fiji) do have a lot of connections to the Kingdom of Tonga.

[@ghoststark7103]

@@stevespain6445 Do you know the meaning of Polynesia???

[@ghoststark7103]

Fijians are both Poly & Mela

[@Samizouza]

@@stevespain6445 Fijian language and culture is predominantly Polynesian despite Melanesian appearance, heck we don't even have a "Big Man" anyway and are right on the boundary of both regions.

[@stevespain6445]

@@Samizouza Au kailoma. Au vasu turaga na Namosi. Forgive me, au vosa vaka viti lailai. Vinaka for the clarification, I am very aware of the complexities of iTaukei identity, and it deserves a longer conversation than we can give hear. My great-great-great grandfather was one of the last group of Big Men of Fiji, one of his sons being the first Tui Namosi, the Brits layering over the Tongan system onto the older Kai Viti ways. I suppose there's still a bit of that in Kadavu, where one of my great-great grandmothers is from. At least that is what some older Kai Kadavu tell me. But genetically, a lot of iTaukei would be Melanesian, aside from the Lauans. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I understood that outside of Lau, the intermarrying with Tongans was largely amongst the noble families, not amongst common iTaukei folk? Peace and appreciation for taking the time to converse.

[@xuxonpic]

Bula bula everyone!

[@snoozan23]

Beautiful Vinaka Fella’z

[@deborahclinton-baker9460]

Vinaka Fiji!

[@zackvampetarapidkl6232]

Wow

[@nan2yvr804]

❤️🇫🇯

[@paolomelfi2466]

Does anyone know the name of this traditional song?! I'd like to search for its original version

[@jacobmotokana2984]

Song title:" mo ravi vei jisu" It is a christian hymn, you can find similar videos here on youtube.

[@stivi739]

This is way better than any haka. Well played boys

[@gracegorman642]

There's nothing wrong with a Haka

[@tallulahmlocean6386]

...absolutely nothing wrong with the haka

[@stevespain6445]

The various haka are beautiful, as are the many meke of Fiji. The pacific Islands contain many beautiful cultural expressions all of which are worthy of praise and admiration.

[@charlesrarivi1849]

Vinaka na qaravi tavi boys!

[@samarkozz2895]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@tony7077]

are you seing this Novak?

[@mercedeshernandez5381]

Coko se llama la canción

[@Samizouza]

Se llama "mo ravi vei jisu"

[@mercedeshernandez5381]

@@Samizouza gracias muy amable

[@authentiquetromxuasnoc502]

🍺🍻🍺AOUUUUUH

[@semesabrown8203]

Vinaka viti.

[@user-vm4xc9uc8u]

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