1/ NUKUKEHE
Au na fofou fia kikila kia koe
Taku atu ai kina tino uma
Ko au na fafia mimita lahi
Ona fai e au na pehe mo koe
Teki au fakalogo kua sui tou olaga
Tiga e lahi na mea faigata
Kae taumafai lava ke taunuku
Taunuku te malaga fetaui ai taua
Tele tele kehe kehe
Tele kehe
Te lagona halamo
Na lagona halamo
Kua kehe mea
Te fanoanoa i te pa atuga ki na
Ho ve kua fai toku tuai atu
Kua teka atu na aso lelei
Na iei aganuku na
Aganuku lava moni
Kehe mai te olaga
Te olaga ona mea fou
Taofi ai na galuega lelei
Liliu kina uiga faigofie
Tatau na hakili he auala
Fakamimita uma ki tatou
Fakamakeke talia tali lelei
Teki kua tuai atu
O te nuku atunuku
na fia taunuku ai te malaga
Te malaga kua leva na fia tau
A DIFFERENT LAND
I dreamt of meeting you
And proceeded to tell everyone about you
I was so proud
I even wrote songs about you
I hesitated when I heard you’d changed
But still braved the elements to see you
The journey itself an adventure
An introduction leading me to you
Many many differences differences
Many differences
Overcome with sadness
I was overcome with sadness
Things have changed
I was saddened to have finally met you
As I came a little too late
Your prime was long ago
When there was real pride in you
This is a different place now
Spoilt by things that are new
People no longer tending the land
But opting to take the easy way out
We need to find a way
To make us all proud again
We need to be strong
In actioning the right answer
Before it’s far too late
This land, this land I’ve always wanted
to go to. A journey, for a long time
I needed to make.
