Le Mutia

(lyrics: Faʻanānā Jerome Grey; music: Tinifuloa Grey)

ʻOu te lē nanāina 

E leai se uiga

Taʻutino mai, ʻe te lē iloaina 

ʻO le alofa, ʻia manatuaina   

Faʻavae e oʻo i le iʻuga  

I won’t hide it

There’s no use

Truthfully, wouldn’t know how

Love, remember,

Is the foundation that lasts ʻtill the end

 

Tali:

Pei le mutia, le sau mālū

Faʻapēnā loʻu au, e faʻanaunau 

E ui ina tele, iʻa i le moana

Le alofa e oʻo i le gataʻaga

Chorus:

Like the pasture and the cool morning dew

So is my longing for you, my darling

Even though there are many fish in the sea

My love endures ʻtill the end

 

Manatua evaevaga 

ʻEmoʻemo i aso ʻuma 

Ao ma pō, faʻapēnā ʻi tāʻua 

Le alofa e lē ʻuma

ʻO loʻu alofa e lē ʻuma

Remember our times together

Flashing back to me every day

Day and night, that’s how we are

Love has no end

My love for you is without end

 

Saʻili poʻo fea le penina    

Felelei manu i le lagi

Peitaʻi, e afe, ʻae tasi 

ʻO le alofa e tūmau

ʻO loʻu alofa e tūmau

In search of pearls

Birds soar through the sky

Amongst the thousands, there is but one

Love endures forever

My love for you endures forever