Ko e maa'imoa (lament) 'a late Princess Melenaite Tu'ipelehake kia Tungī Fisi he'ene halá pea na'e hā'ele ki ai 'a e Tu'i Faleuá, the late Prince Fatafehi Tu'iplehake. Ratu Edward Tugi Cakobau was the son of King George Tupou 2 with Adi Litia Cakobau ('ofefine 'o e Tu'i Fisí), ka ko e half-brother of her late majesty, Queen Sālote Tupou 3. Fale ia 'o e Tu'i Fisí known as Vunivalu of Bau in Fiji, and the royal residence is known as Sogolata. Tonga ❤🤝💙Fiji Fafana e Tonga ki he Tokelau Ongo ki he ngalu'ea mo e peau Holo e mo'unga 'o Lomanibau Lautele e folau Sulunga ke a'u Louloua'a e Heilala 'o Fangatapu Ki he Vunivalu mo e kaha'u *Uisa Ratu ē 'o loto Bau 'A e kakalá ni, ka melie 'e lau Ha fatai fihi he 'Alo-'i-Talau Tau'akipulu mo Tu'uakitau Fotu-'a-finemā e Tala-kae-Pau Ko kitá ni ia ē kuo tō tau* Tō e kakapu 'o e funga fonuá Tu'a 'ofa 'i he 'aho 'o e fonongá Pea teki 'a e solá 'o mamata Fakapō he 'umata ne fakalavá He kaupeau mo e Ramarama (Fijian vessel) Uisa ē he ko hai te ne lava Naisogolata, 'isa ko e hā ē 'A e sīlongo 'a si'eku pelé 'I he 'aho 'o e hake ki Fatanitavaké (royal burial grounds of the Fijian King & fam) Tu'ineketi fai hao pule Nailasikau kuo vevele Motu e maea 'o Taha-kae-Afé
No one can beat the original, beautiful, I always listen to this voice, now I can see his face, make the song more beautiful and interesting. thanks you.
Great song about a great prince....That's Ratu Edward Cakobau in the photo, son of King Tupou II of Tonga with Adi Litia Cakobau of Fiji granddaughter of Tui Viti Cakobau. He died 1973.
@@sione43 that's the half brother of the late queen salote of tonga....his mom is adi litia cakobau from the cakobau family......he is also called TUNGI FISI
The reply below is very correct ,sir , I tried many years ago at the request of some of my Pacific mates at Uni. I gave up at the first verse , and ended up making some effort to prose the whole song to them. It seems some poetry were meant only to be listened to in music , and left alone . However ,there is a Tongan musician and linguist who may be able to give the best attempt of translating . She is Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau . She lives in Auckland ,New Zealand , and probably still teaching at Auckland University . Regards
Ko e maa'imoa (lament) 'a late Princess Melenaite Tu'ipelehake kia Tungī Fisi he'ene halá pea na'e hā'ele ki ai 'a e Tu'i Faleuá, the late Prince Fatafehi Tu'iplehake.
Ratu Edward Tugi Cakobau was the son of King George Tupou 2 with Adi Litia Cakobau ('ofefine 'o e Tu'i Fisí), ka ko e half-brother of her late majesty, Queen Sālote Tupou 3.
Fale ia 'o e Tu'i Fisí known as Vunivalu of Bau in Fiji, and the royal residence is known as Sogolata.
Tonga ❤🤝💙Fiji
Fafana e Tonga ki he Tokelau
Ongo ki he ngalu'ea mo e peau
Holo e mo'unga 'o Lomanibau
Lautele e folau Sulunga ke a'u
Louloua'a e Heilala 'o Fangatapu
Ki he Vunivalu mo e kaha'u
*Uisa Ratu ē 'o loto Bau
'A e kakalá ni, ka melie 'e lau
Ha fatai fihi he 'Alo-'i-Talau
Tau'akipulu mo Tu'uakitau
Fotu-'a-finemā e Tala-kae-Pau
Ko kitá ni ia ē kuo tō tau*
Tō e kakapu 'o e funga fonuá
Tu'a 'ofa 'i he 'aho 'o e fonongá
Pea teki 'a e solá 'o mamata
Fakapō he 'umata ne fakalavá
He kaupeau mo e Ramarama (Fijian vessel)
Uisa ē he ko hai te ne lava
Naisogolata, 'isa ko e hā ē
'A e sīlongo 'a si'eku pelé
'I he 'aho 'o e hake ki Fatanitavaké (royal burial grounds of the Fijian King & fam)
Tu'ineketi fai hao pule
Nailasikau kuo vevele
Motu e maea 'o Taha-kae-Afé
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LYRICS AND THE EDUCATIONAL. TAHA ENI HA FA’U MALIE MOONI RIP PRINCESS MELENAITE.
Thank you for this song..ive been searching it for quite some time.They dont play this on Tongan radio now days anymore..malo moe Ofa atu.
No one can beat the original, beautiful, I always listen to this voice, now I can see his face, make the song more beautiful and interesting. thanks you.
‘Ika’i ha HU a Lavaka Kefu E HALA❣️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
One of the best Tongan classics
Vinaka! Malo! I learned some history today.
Koe fakalea totonu eni. Fuu lahi e hiva loi mo hono mauhala e lea oe hiva ni he ngaahi aho ni... au kihe kau kavatonga...
Great song about a great prince....That's Ratu Edward Cakobau in the photo, son of King Tupou II of Tonga with Adi Litia Cakobau of Fiji granddaughter of Tui Viti Cakobau. He died 1973.
Died how?
Where you get that information from please.
@@sione43 that's the half brother of the late queen salote of tonga....his mom is adi litia cakobau from the cakobau family......he is also called TUNGI FISI
RIP Grandpa Lavaka. Atleast I still have your music to listen to. Miss you always grandpa 😇♥️🙏🏽
Miss you so much Dad Rip ofa lahi atu your only son...😭
Fisilaumali Kefu....sooooo True. Ofa atu e.
Rest in peace lavaka kefu
Just beautiful from Tuvalu 🇹🇻
Love this song. Always love listening to great uncle Lavaka Kefu's voice❤️❤️🌺🌺
My favorite song. RIP Lavaka.
Malie Fa'u toe malie mohono hiva'i
Malo - beautiful song and words written by Princess Melenaite! "Uncle Edward".
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It's poetic allegorial lyrics are hard to justifiably translate into english..although not impossible.
Can Someone translate this song please!
The reply below is very correct ,sir , I tried many years ago at the request of some of my Pacific mates at Uni. I gave up at the first verse , and ended up making some effort to prose the whole song to them. It seems some poetry were meant only to be listened to in music , and left alone . However ,there is a Tongan musician and linguist who may be able to give the best attempt of translating . She is Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau . She lives in Auckland ,New Zealand , and probably still teaching at Auckland University . Regards