Te Vaka "Manatu" lyrics

Translation to:ento

Manatu

Oku kohu e he masani aiKehe hoki ma na sevaeKave ai i hetahi fenuaTagi tagi ai au mo toku kaiga

Taku mai pe i fea toku matuaVe na puli e fakailoainaTaku mai pe i fea toku tamanaNa galo atu i te taeao nei

E mamafa, e manako , e fakamatalaTe uiga o te folau

Tuku mai he tali e fakamalie ai auManatua lelei te vaitafeAku feleni e sakili mai auFakataumafai ae he mafaiE au o tali ki ei

E manatu fia manatuToku kaigaE fia manatu toku kaiga

Nofonofo filemu lava veneiIte pogiha, toku mafaufau e tigate fanoanoa - te pogiha - te fanoanoa.

Homesick

These clothes feel so strange on meStranger still are these shoesTaken to another world1I’m now crying for my home2

Tell me where my mother isShe forgot to explain things to meTell me where my father isI thought I heard him leave this morning

Heavily, yearning, describingThe purpose of this journey

Searching for answers in this small roomI can only think of my riverMy friends are searching for meBut no matter how hard I tryThere’s no way for me to answer them

I’m homesick , I’m longingFor my familyI’m longing for my home

Here I sit all by myselfIn this darkness, my head achesWith sadness - this darkness - with sadness

Here one can find the English lyrics of the song Manatu by Te Vaka. Or Manatu poem lyrics. Te Vaka Manatu text in English. This page also contains a translation, and Manatu meaning.