Loimata e maligi Toku loto fanoanoa Ko galo atu A fakapelepele Omai te fakamafanafanaga Solo te mae tenei Ko galo atu Na tamafine Faigata fakamalamalama Tino gafulu ma te toko iva Ave ai te lumanai A te atunuku Loimata e maligi Toku loto fanoanoa Ko galo atu A fakapelepele (Where there is a \"g\", it is pronounced \"ng\")
Tears are falling My heart is filled with sorrow For we have lost Many loved ones Let the healing flow over me and wash this pain away For we have lost Many of our young women It¹s hard to understand That 19 lives were taken And along with it The future of a small nation Tears are falling My heart is filled with sorrow For we have lost Many loved ones