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  1. Oku Tupuga

From the recording Tutuki

Lyrics

OKU TUPUGA (My ancestors)
Writen by Opetaia Foa'i


Aue Ioa He
Aue Aue
Aue Oku Tupuga e
Aue Aue
Aue Oku Tuguga e Taukikila Ioa
Fakahino tatou
Ke hiki ake hiki hiki ake
Tu hako kakai
Tagaloa Tagaloa
Fakatahi ke amo
Te Mauga o Maui e
Tu katoa tu katoa
E Ioa e Ioa
Fakatu katoa
He

My Ancestors
Oh! Ioa (name of god)
Aue Aue (to summon the presence of)
I call on all my ancestors
Aue Aue (to summon the presence of)
I call on all my ancestors
Ever watchful Ioa
We need your guidance
To uplift us as we rise
To stand upright on this land
With Tagaloa (god)
Together we can carry
This mountain of Maui
Stand atogether stand united
Ioa Ioa
We stand united

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