Текст и перевод песни Te Vaka - Manatu

Manatu

Oku kohu e he masani ai
Kehe hoki ma na sevae
Kave ai i hetahi fenua
Tagi tagi ai au mo toku kaiga
Taku mai pe i fea toku matua
Ve na puli e fakailoaina
Taku mai pe i fea toku tamana
Na galo atu i te taeao nei
E mamafa, e manako, e fakamatala
Te uiga o te folau
Tuku mai he tali e fakamalie ai au
Manatua lelei te vaitafe
Aku feleni e sakili mai au Fakataumafai ae he mafai
E au o tali ki ei E manatu fia manatu
Toku kaiga E fia manatu toku kaiga Nofonofo filemu lava venei
Ite pogiha, toku mafaufau e tiga te fanoanoa - te pogiha - te fanoanoa.

Manatu

I am used to being in company
And so it is with the people who serve
That I have brought with me to this foreign land
I weep for my family
Tell me where is my father
The sound of the conch shell will announce
Tell me where is my grandfather
Who has forgotten in this new day
It is heavy, it is painful, it is hard to explain
The meaning of this voyaging
Give me an answer that will comfort me
Remember the river
My veins draw me back to you I am trying but it is hard
And to what can I answer? With what thoughts?
My family What thoughts for my family? Sitting quietly like this
In the darkness, my mind is in pain and sorrow - the darkness - the sorrow.