The song is a tribute to a dedicated lovable gentlement, husband, father, grandfather who had left a longing legacy for his children and grandchildren to follow and proudly make his descendants or precursor smile from the other side of the veil.
Atunaisa Tawake hails from Naceva village in beautiful island of Beqa and her mother hails from Vanuavatu in Lau. Born on the 9th of September 1948, married a beautiful woman by the name of Amelia Qina from Nabouwalu Bua in Vanua Levu., they begat 5 children, Ruci, Seru,Luisa,Keresi,Kalisi. Dedicated most of his life in serving others, his memories and stories has been vividly remembered by all those that cross path with him. Although he was called to rest on 30th September 2020, this song brings back flash of great fun and loving memories.
NLKU(NAVITOMI LELE KI ULUDA BAND)
Managed by Ilai Tawakedrau
VOCALS
Joseva Turaganivolo
Mosese B Sisiwa
Akuila Nabaubau
Joji Bogiwale
Ilai T Sarosaro
LYRICS
SA NA SEGA NI QAI ROGO TALE
NA DOMOMU TA E VALE
RUI MOSIMOSI VEI AU
NIU NANUMA NA NOMUI TATAU
LAKO KA LAKI QARAVA
NA ITAVI VAKA VINAKA
KEU BULA SE MATE NOMU LESU MAI
VINAKA I LUVEQU VINAKA
ATUNAISA TAWAKE
TAMAQU ONA MAREQETI TU GA
NACEVA BEQA NOMU YAVU
VASU I LAU E VANUAVATU
SEVITEBA ENA 48
NA I KA 9 E CABE NA SIGA
NABOUWALU BUA KO A SEVA MAI
TINAQU YASI BOI YAWA AMELIA QINA
ULELEI ISA TAMAQU
KO KAUTA DINA A YALOQU
ROKOVI NA LEWA MAI LAGI
NI SOLIA KA KAUTA TANI TALEGA
NANUMI ENA 18
CABETA MO 70
NA GAGADRE MO MARAUTAKA
KEI IRA KO NI SEMA DRA
MALAUDE BULA NA SOQO
NA HOLIDAY INN E OSO
ROKA NI NOMU SEMA NODRA YACO MAI
GANEMU TACIMU TAVALEMU TALEGA
NI SIVI 2 NA YABAKI
72 MO VAVACA TALE
KI NASOVA MAI DELA NI YAVU
MARAU KA SA I OTIOTI
BULUBULU NA IVAU NI MATE
SIGA 3 E VALENIBULA
NA MATANISIGA KA SA LAKI DROMU
30 NI VULA KO SEVITEBA
NOMU VOSA MAI VALENIBULA
CURU OSO NIU VAKANANUMA
LUVEQU AU SA VIA LAKO
CA DINA TU VEI AU NA BULA TA EKE
VAKA LA E KATA NA TIRI
KO QOROI NA KEMUI DIVI
TURAGA DAU VEIMALIWAI
LOMASOLI DAU VEI VUKEI
DURU NI BULA TOROCAKE
VULI LOTU A VANUA
MATAU MAQOSA NOMUI TUVATUVA
SULUSULU KEI NA NOMUI VOSAVOSA
VEIQARAVI TABANA NI LAWA
70 KINA 09
CABETA NAI TUTU
VAKATURAGA NI OVISA
MANIDIA TAKA TALEGA
KENA TIMI NA SUKUNA BOWL
QIRIQIRI NA SERE KO TALEITAKA
NI KO LEWENI MATABANI TAUMADA
DRAU GOLE VAKAGADE
NIUSILADI KA SUKA MAI
CEGU E DELANIYAVU
MATAI NA COLA IVUA KEI NAU
VEITALACI MOSIMOSI DINA
NI DODONU MEU TIKO KINA
SARAVA MAI AVERIKA
NA LOLOSI SEGA NIU VUNIA
SA NA OTI NA VEITAVAKI
NIU LESU MAI VANUATANI
SA OTI NAI REGU NA VEITABAKI
VEI KEITOU NA NOMU KA LOMANI
VINAKA NA VEISUSUGI
NA TUGANI VINAKA NOMUI VAVUVULI
LUVEMU LEWE 5
RUCI SERU KERESI LUISA KALISI
MAKUBUMU SE KAWA E 9
MOSITI NI LALA NA NOMU TIKINA
NOMU NANUMI E NA TERI OTI
MOCE TAMAQU LOMANI
ULELEI ISA TAMAQU
KO KAUTA DINA A YALOQU
ROKOVI NA LEWA MAI LAGI
NI SOLIA KA KAUTA TANI TALEGA
REPEAT..
TAMAQU