ke malamalama i te gagana o te moana Maua Poto kae kehe itu kaiga Kikila kite Lalolagi Ke iloa auala Manatua na pehe Hau mai Anamua Fakaholo Tamana ki Tama Ki koe ako tatou uma E te leo mai anamua mai tupuga mo tatou e kua maua te malamalama leo o tupuga Momoli na aloha kia koe te afi na kamata e koe e he mafai toe galo holo mai agaga te mamalu o tupuga toe manatua ai tatou uma E paku ko te la kua tofu ki lalo fakatu na mata ona fetu fakatu Galuega na fai nei taua mo tatou nei ke puipuiga Te tagata tena e malamalama te tagata tena te aloha tenei te tagata tena e iei te gagana te tagata tena tuku mai tenei
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He hails from the land of the Sun Taught from an early age Many hands guide him To understand The Language of the Sea
With knowledge he finds Abilities of another kind Every sign has a message Tells of whats to come He still chants to remember That’s the way of long ago How it passes on From father to son Now you pass it on For everyone
Its the voice of long ago From the ancestors to us We now understand The voice of the Ancestors
With love and respect The fire that you lit Will never go out The spirit of the Ancestors Have honoured us They have come home to rest We remember again
And when the sun falls below Small eyes open The stars take over They stand up
This work that is done So precious to all of us We must protect it
This one understands This one has given us a gift This one has the language This one has returned it to us - See more at: http://tevaka.com/listen/s/mau_piailug#sthash.ZItiCfBv.dpuf