Ko ha tama hulaʻamuʻaNe kai ha foʻi laʻiāteaʻI lalo langi mahanihaniMakoa! ʻOku ne pehe maiKae ʻoua ke mātuʻu ʻo muka
Mahiki he Māhina kotoaVakai ange ʻene takanikoMo e maamaloa ajilojiloTuku ā ka nofo āHe ka hoko Māhina kalipa
Hokojia e ʻataa tuloaloaKa mo e langi vaaʻataaFekumi ange e vaiolaMamaʻo mei fonua paʻa
ʻOmai ā ʻa e tānoaFaʻo ai tutuʻuli mo valoaʻO vakaʻahina ai kimoutoluKi tahi mo e fanga kolukalu
A chivalrous manHe eats a piece of la'iātea1Beneath a cloudless sky"Wait a while," he says to me"Wait until the buds on the trees have blossomed."
The full moon risesBehold its dark circles2Surrounded in pale moonlightLet us leave and go nowFor a new moon is coming.
A rainy day3arrivesFollowed by an open skySearch for the Vaiola4Far from the barren lands.
Bring forth the tānoa5And mix in the tutu'uli6and the valoa7From which you carried from shoulder to shoulder8From the ocean where the jellyfish reside.