Lyrics + Translation Ve’esi 1: Matangi aké matangi hifo ‘O fepaki tu'u 'i hoku lotó He sialetafa he sialemoto Heilala ‘ānau mama'ō Ne longo e tau-'a-lupeokó Tavake ni kuo siu mama’ó Verse 1: Winds rise, winds fall They stand discordant in my heart The sialetafa, the sialemoto The heilala longs for the distance The flock of pigeons falls silent The tropic bird is seeking fish from afar Ve’esi 2: Fanga-i-he-Si, Lea-'a-e-tohi Ke talia mai e māpuhoi He loloma 'a e Fala Mohokoi 'I he tokelau kuo līpoi Vetekina 'a e kakala manongi Ko ha’ata ia paasipooti Verse 2: Fanga-'i-he-Si, Lea-'a-e-tohi Echo the sighs The Fala Mohokoi is lonely The north wind has veered Scattering the fragrant kakala The motive for my stay Ve’esi 3: Ne tu'u taufa e Fangatapu Kuo failā e Lomipeau Taumu'a ki he loto Neiafu Pouono mo e siate folau Ka u nofo pê 'o tatali atu Lauaki pō si ete manatu Verse 3: Stormy was the Fangatapu The Lomipeau set sail Heading for central Neiafu To Pouono and the voyaging chart But here I shall sit and wait Remembering, counting the nights Tau: 'Ise'isa é 'ete fanongó Mamahi e tapu ka kuo iló Kuo nofo 'eni ko e fe'aó Pea uhu 'o hange ha kafó Chorus: Alas, that I should hear Vainly hiding what is already known The pain is here to stay And it throbs like a wound
Yes this song is really called 'Ofa mei Pelehake. Written by Her Late Majesty Queen Salote for her son the Late Prince Tu'ipelehake, when he became the Governor of the Vava'u Islands.
Lyrics + Translation
Ve’esi 1:
Matangi aké matangi hifo
‘O fepaki tu'u 'i hoku lotó
He sialetafa he sialemoto
Heilala ‘ānau mama'ō
Ne longo e tau-'a-lupeokó
Tavake ni kuo siu mama’ó
Verse 1:
Winds rise, winds fall
They stand discordant in my heart
The sialetafa, the sialemoto
The heilala longs for the distance
The flock of pigeons falls silent
The tropic bird is seeking fish from afar
Ve’esi 2:
Fanga-i-he-Si, Lea-'a-e-tohi
Ke talia mai e māpuhoi
He loloma 'a e Fala Mohokoi
'I he tokelau kuo līpoi
Vetekina 'a e kakala manongi
Ko ha’ata ia paasipooti
Verse 2:
Fanga-'i-he-Si, Lea-'a-e-tohi
Echo the sighs
The Fala Mohokoi is lonely
The north wind has veered
Scattering the fragrant kakala
The motive for my stay
Ve’esi 3:
Ne tu'u taufa e Fangatapu
Kuo failā e Lomipeau
Taumu'a ki he loto Neiafu
Pouono mo e siate folau
Ka u nofo pê 'o tatali atu
Lauaki pō si ete manatu
Verse 3:
Stormy was the Fangatapu
The Lomipeau set sail
Heading for central Neiafu
To Pouono and the voyaging chart
But here I shall sit and wait
Remembering, counting the nights
Tau:
'Ise'isa é 'ete fanongó
Mamahi e tapu ka kuo iló
Kuo nofo 'eni ko e fe'aó
Pea uhu 'o hange ha kafó
Chorus:
Alas, that I should hear
Vainly hiding what is already known
The pain is here to stay
And it throbs like a wound
Yes this song is really called 'Ofa mei Pelehake. Written by Her Late Majesty Queen Salote for her son the Late Prince Tu'ipelehake, when he became the Governor of the Vava'u Islands.
fanga 'ihe si lea 'ae tohi ke talia mai e mapuhoi yeep! 'ofa atu
This song compose. By Queen Salote Tupou 3 Of Tonga🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴
I just keep playing them, one after the other, and they just keep getting better....
world I love the song All day
my grandpa composed the tune
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Pele hake
hey can you upload this version onto mediafire and share it plz!!!????... been looking for a decent version for a while
Malie pelehake
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