"Mana Vavau"
(Written by Opetaia Foa'i)

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MAUI sings (in Samoan):
​Aue aue le faigata      
ua pa'u fa’anoanoa     
aue aue fa’ataga ola   
lena la’u talosaga  
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TAUTAI VASA sings (in Tokelauan):
tele tele mana e
o te vavau    
tau ke tu       
ke manumalo
ke manumalo
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GRANDMA TALA sings (in Tokelauan):
aue aue mana e  
o te vavau              
tau ke tu                  
ke manumalo    
ke manumalo    
ke manumalo    
ke manumalo    ​

ENGLISH
​
​MAUI:
Oh oh it’s so difficult
​sadness has fallen
​oh oh allow to live
that is my request   
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TAUTAI VASA:
much much mana
​from long ago
​must stand
to have success
​to have success

​GRANDMA TALA:
​oh oh the mana
​from long ago
​must stand 
​to have success
​​to have success
​to have success
​​to have success