Te Vaka
2004
Opetaia Foai
Lyrics
TOFA E (Farewell)
Lyrics & Music - Opetaia Foa'i
te lomatua te ahiahiga fakalili ma fakaita mitimiti au i tou fakaaliga manakoga te taumafaiga
e tumutumu na vaka na vaka o tupuga te fiafia te kata
tofa tofa e taku pele kua maua te filemu tofa tofa e taku pele mavae ki taua
manatua tou fakatonuga takitaki lelei ke manumalo te taumafaiga lomatua ma te kaiga kua malamalama nei au i tou manakoga
e fakamoemoe e maua nei e koe lotomalu ma te filemu fakatofa e lahi te alofa maea anamua kae agai ki mua
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an old woman visiting teases me to anger held steady locked in a dream to pass on a task
with over-filled canoes canoes carrying ancestors looking weary looking satisfied a long journey’s end giving relief and freedom to return
farewell my loved ones with your new-found peace farewell my loved ones this is where we part ways
I recall the conditions to lead well and succeed an old woman with family all you ask is to be understood
I hope you have found all that you wished for all that is calm and peaceful farewell to you with love the past ends here for you where my future begins
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