(The Lagoon)
Fakateletele i te namo ki iuta
Fakatu pehe taumuliava
Te Lahu, Te Tufa, Te Loto, Te Alohi
Kikila i tamaliki ma tupu laga
He ma pehe
He ma pehe Tokelau
Fesili ake pe fano ki fea
Saloa na fetu kua motoki
Te gali ote aso tenei
Te matagi kua agiagi mai
Manulele kua eva ki luga
I te gali ote aso tenei
Fano atu ki luga o te tai
Fakateletele ai toku vaka
Te gali ote aso tenei
Te matagi kua agiagi mai
Ooh te namo Te matagi
Ooh te namo
ma tamaliki Ooh te namo
Manulele
Fakateletele i te namo ki iuta
Fakatu pehe taumuliava
Te Lahu, Te Tufa, Te Loto, Te Alohi
Kikila i tamaliki ma tupu laga
He ma pehe
He ma pehe Tokelau
Fesili ake pe fano ki fea
Saloa na fetu kua motoki
Te gali ote aso tenei
Te matagi kua agiagi mai
Manulele kua eva ki luga
I te gali ote aso tenei
Fano atu ki luga o te tai
Fakateletele ai toku vaka
Te gali ote aso tenei
Te matagi kua agiagi mai
Ooh te namo Te matagi
Ooh te namo
ma tamaliki Ooh te namo
Manulele
Te Vaka
Te Vaka (English: The Canoe) is an Oceanic music group that performs original contemporary Pacific music or "South Pacific Fusion". The group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter Opetaia Foaʻi in New Zealand. They have toured the world consistently since 1997 and have won a number of awards including the "Best Pacific Music Album" award from the New Zealand Music Awards for their albums Tutuki (2004) and Olatia (2007) and "Best Pacific Group" in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards According to the BBC, they are "the world's most successful band playing original contemporary Pacific music."