TE HIVA (The dance) Lyrics - Opetaia Foa'i, Music - Opetaia Foai & Malcolm Smith Te matagi malu kua hau i te loto Vehehi ai toku tino i te fakalogologo E he mafai na fai, fakafiti na lagona Ko na pehe vena E fakafiafia ma fakamimita
Tumau fakamau te migomigoi Ko te uila kua hau Fakaola ai toku loto Fakatamilomilo fai taga fakatamilomilo Fakafiafia ma fakamimita te hiva
Na hiva te gali te gali ona hiva Kolikoli malie migomigoi na hiva Na hiva te gali te gali ona hiva Hiva fakamalie mai
Heee e o migomigoi e o hiva fakagaligali e o kolikoli ma te kolikoli e o hiva fakamalie
E vena foki te fakalogo o na fenua Egelani ma Falani, Europa ma Amerika E tutuha lava te fiafia e lagona Luelue ki latou i te faiga o te hiva
Koli ki lalo e Koli ki luga e
The cooling winds soothing my soul Moving me as I listen I can’t seem to hold back this feeling Making me happy and proud Holding steady while I do the Migomigoi
Lightning strikes me reviving my soul Spinning around, showing moves, spinning sround So happy and proud in “Te Hiva”
Dancing so gracefully So graceful are the dances Kolikoli sweetly and Migomigoi in the dance Dancing so gracefully So graceful are the dances Dance ever so sweetly
Boys chant
It’s the same reaction When heard in other places England, France, Europe and America They also get excited They begin to sway