This song was written by my great great great grandfather Sopoaga Anetera ( Andrew ) Lauvi. He was a faifeau in Vaovai. He wrote this song in tribute to a boy from the village who fell from a palm tree. They shipped him to the hospital but he didn't make it. My great papa wrote this song on their walk back to Vaovai. Missionaries from Fiji came to Samoa and this song was already well known. They took this tune and there it birthed their farewell song 'Isa Lei'. But the origin of this song and tune is from Samoa...from my great x3 pops Sopoaga Lauvi. In its original lyrics known by my grandma Italia Pula Samuelu from Salepouae Saleimoa Samoa the boys name is in there..his name was 'Taisali'. This is a samoan song, birthed from Vaovai Samoa!
man that is some good history.. Sad Fiji claimed the tune and we have no document of proof to prove that this tune belongs to us (SAMOA).. oh well sharing is caring lol..
My grandma has the original musical notes composed by her grandfather, as the singer says..Fiji sings this acapella without composed notes, because the tune is all they have. It's ok that Fiji uses the same tune, its origin and it's history will always be treasured.
And what year did your grandpa wrote this song!! Cos this is a Tongan Origin...even the melody...your grandpa might have written the samoan words...but the melody and the tune is Tongan...
@@isaialeuila9327 what year did her great great great grandfather wrote this? You guys don't have proof. This was written in 1915. I have a video showing proof.
this song is based on a true story. mae ole pese foi lenei sa tusi ina e se tasi o Faafeagaia, na ia tusia ai lenei pese mole alii na Maliu ile vai. o Timo le igoa osi tama sa Maliu, ae Pele ile Faafeagaia lenei alii.
Pese lenei na tusia ma fatiina e le faifeau sa i Vaovai i tausaga e tele ua mavae, o Sopoaga lona suafa o le grandfather o le aualii e ana Matagi mai Sasae po o Tamaiti mai Potini o le afioaga o Saanapu.
Malo le soifua i lau Afioga! O tama ma siufofoga tuai o le taaloga. 💯🏆👑 Manaia tele le faamatalaga o le talaaga o si nei pese ..a pure Samoan classic. I agree ua ninja e fiki le faki o le kakou pese Samoa
Oute fa'amaonia le sa'o ma le fa'amaoni o le mau a lenei fo'i Tama o le Atunu'u ua loa i lenei fo'i talegi. O Fiti ma latou fatuga e le Polenisia ona o lenei. A tatou su'esu'e le amataga o tagata Fiti ona tatou iloa ai lea o Fiti e mai Aferika lea. O latou fatuga fo'i e sa'o ai le afioga ia Fa'anana e le namu polenisia ae manogi aferika latou fatuga.
O le Pese a lo'u Grandpa Rev. Sopoaga na tusia ina ua maliu lona atali'i fai o Timo o se tama e fa'amaoni tele i le Faifeau ma le Nu'u, ma sa fa'amoemoe fo'i Sopoaga a o'o ina matua ona ave lea i Malua. O le pese sa fatufatuina e le toea'ina i luga o le va'a ao aga mai Aleipata aga'i Vaovai ona o la aso e leai ni ta'avale. E pei ua momomo ai la le loto o le Faifeau i si ona atali'i fai o Timo lea na mafua ai loa ona ia fatuina le pese lea. Manatua ai pea si o'u Grandpa Rev. Sopoaga pe a fa'alogo o usuina mai lenei pese ; o se pese fa'anoanoa ona o le alofa tele o le Faifeau i si ona atali'i o Timo. O si o'u Grandpa la o lo'o tanu i luma o le falesa i Vaovai. Fa'afetai tele Fa'anana lau Afioga mo le fa'amanatuina o fatuga pese samoa. God bless!
@@zigydafa click on the link above you, it'll tell you how old this song is before it was adopted by the Fijians. It was composed in 1915 by Tu'ivakanō one of the Tongan Noble. I'm pretty sure the Samoan and the Fijian never heard this tune till the 50's and the 60's.
This song was written by my great great great grandfather Sopoaga Anetera ( Andrew ) Lauvi. He was a faifeau in Vaovai. He wrote this song in tribute to a boy from the village who fell from a palm tree. They shipped him to the hospital but he didn't make it. My great papa wrote this song on their walk back to Vaovai. Missionaries from Fiji came to Samoa and this song was already well known. They took this tune and there it birthed their farewell song 'Isa Lei'. But the origin of this song and tune is from Samoa...from my great x3 pops Sopoaga Lauvi. In its original lyrics known by my grandma Italia Pula Samuelu from Salepouae Saleimoa Samoa the boys name is in there..his name was 'Taisali'. This is a samoan song, birthed from Vaovai Samoa!
man that is some good history.. Sad Fiji claimed the tune and we have no document of proof to prove that this tune belongs to us (SAMOA).. oh well sharing is caring lol..
My grandma has the original musical notes composed by her grandfather, as the singer says..Fiji sings this acapella without composed notes, because the tune is all they have. It's ok that Fiji uses the same tune, its origin and it's history will always be treasured.
And what year did your grandpa wrote this song!! Cos this is a Tongan Origin...even the melody...your grandpa might have written the samoan words...but the melody and the tune is Tongan...
@@koolay2247 read. It says her greatx3 grandfather not grandpa
@@isaialeuila9327 what year did her great great great grandfather wrote this? You guys don't have proof. This was written in 1915. I have a video showing proof.
I totally agree with Jerome that this is a Samoan tune.
this song is based on a true story. mae ole pese foi lenei sa tusi ina e se tasi o Faafeagaia, na ia tusia ai lenei pese mole alii na Maliu ile vai. o Timo le igoa osi tama sa Maliu, ae Pele ile Faafeagaia lenei alii.
Manaia le folasaga. Pe mafai ona faalautele le mau, e aoga mo le lautele ma fanau lalovaoa o le atunuu.
Faafetai i lou toe faamanatu mai pese Samoa a mou atu ma le faatauaina mo tupulaga fai ai. Faafetai lava. Manuia
Talofa Jerome thank you for sharing
Mean the way he plays the uke! Much love:)
Fa'afetai tele i lau afioga mo le fa'asoa mai. aemaise lava tala'aga pupu'u o lo'o fa'amatala mai ai fatuga ese'ese!
Pese lenei na tusia ma fatiina e le faifeau sa i Vaovai i tausaga e tele ua mavae, o Sopoaga lona suafa o le grandfather o le aualii e ana Matagi mai Sasae po o Tamaiti mai Potini o le afioaga o Saanapu.
Malo le soifua i lau Afioga! O tama ma siufofoga tuai o le taaloga. 💯🏆👑
Manaia tele le faamatalaga o le talaaga o si nei pese ..a pure Samoan classic. I agree ua ninja e fiki le faki o le kakou pese Samoa
Oute fa'amaonia le sa'o ma le fa'amaoni o le mau a lenei fo'i Tama o le Atunu'u ua loa i lenei fo'i talegi. O Fiti ma latou fatuga e le Polenisia ona o lenei. A tatou su'esu'e le amataga o tagata Fiti ona tatou iloa ai lea o Fiti e mai Aferika lea. O latou fatuga fo'i e sa'o ai le afioga ia Fa'anana e le namu polenisia ae manogi aferika latou fatuga.
Love this song! Fa'afetai lava, malo, manaia le pese.
O le Pese a lo'u Grandpa Rev. Sopoaga na tusia ina ua maliu lona atali'i
fai o Timo o se tama e fa'amaoni tele i le Faifeau ma le Nu'u, ma sa
fa'amoemoe fo'i Sopoaga a o'o ina matua ona ave lea i Malua. O le pese
sa fatufatuina e le toea'ina i luga o le va'a ao aga mai Aleipata aga'i
Vaovai ona o la aso e leai ni ta'avale. E pei ua momomo ai la le loto o
le Faifeau i si ona atali'i fai o Timo lea na mafua ai loa ona ia
fatuina le pese lea. Manatua ai pea si o'u Grandpa Rev. Sopoaga pe a
fa'alogo o usuina mai lenei pese ; o se pese fa'anoanoa ona o le alofa
tele o le Faifeau i si ona atali'i o Timo. O si o'u Grandpa la o lo'o
tanu i luma o le falesa i Vaovai.
Fa'afetai tele Fa'anana lau Afioga mo le fa'amanatuina o fatuga pese samoa. God bless!
Awww 😪❤ thanks for sharing this song always hit deep in my heart.
This is of Tongan Origin!!
Fiji got the song from us!!
ua-cam.com/video/Qsm2gFx2Hs0/v-deo.html&feature=share
Faafetai, ua malie mata e vaai, malie taliga e faalogo, ua tasi lava oe
O le pese na fatuina e le faifeau EFKS o Sopoaga, sa faifeau Vaovai Falealili, a o le toeaina e mai le afioaga o Saanapu.
Wandering who wrote this beautiful song..
Read the comments
All the dislikes must be fijians hahahaha Bula Bula brada
UA-cam thinks this is a Tongan or Fijian tune but it sounds nothing like those. Samoan.
The origin of this song is Tongan... even the Melody!!
😭🤦♂️
@@toasamoa2000 ua-cam.com/video/Qsm2gFx2Hs0/v-deo.html&feature=share
The tune does not sound like a Tongan tune though. It's more aligned with Samoan tunes. Tongan and Fijians have similar tunes.
@@zigydafa click on the link above you, it'll tell you how old this song is before it was adopted by the Fijians. It was composed in 1915 by Tu'ivakanō one of the Tongan Noble. I'm pretty sure the Samoan and the Fijian never heard this tune till the 50's and the 60's.
@@koolay2247 That doesn't necessarily prove anything bro. Anyways whomever it was that composed this beautiful piece, I appreciate you. ✌
Bullshitlol😅😂